Dr. Michael L. “Luke” James

Departments of Anesthesiology & Medicine (Neurology)

Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

Director and Assistant Professor

Email: michael.james@duke.edu

Qualifications

1995-1999 M.D., School of Medicine, Louisiana State University, USA

1991-1995 B.Sc., Neuroscience, Economics, Vanderbilt University, USA

Publications (Selected)

1. James ML, Panni MK. Extremely prolonged unilateral block with spinal ropivacaine used for cervical cerclage placement. Anesth Analg. 2005 Mar;100 (3): 897-8.
2. James ML, Husain AH.  Brainstem auditory evoked potential monitoring: when is change in wave V significant? Neurology. 2005 Nov; 65(10): 1551-5.
3. Bennett SS, Borel CO, Graffagnino C, James ML. Use of high frequency oscillatory ventilation in neurocritial care patients. Neuro Crit Care. 2007 Sep 6.
4. James ML, Warner DS, Laskowitz DT. Preclinical models of intracerebral hemorrhage: A clinician’s perspective. Neurocrit Care.2008;9(1):139-52.
5. James ML, Lascola C, Sullivan P, Vitek M, Laskowitz DT. Pharmacogenomic effects of apolipoprotein E in intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke.2009 Feb;40(2):632-9.
6. James ML, Blessing B, Bennett E, Laskowitz DT. ApoE polymorphism affects cerebral edema but not hematoma size after intracerebral hemorrhage in humans. J Cerebrovasc Stroke.2009 Mar-Apr;18(2):144-9.
7. James ML, Blessing R, Bennett E, Phillips-Bute B, Laskowitz DT.S100b and BNP predict functional neurological outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage. Biomarkers.2009 Sep;14(6):388-94.
8. James ML, Wang H, Talaignair V, Song P, Lascola CD, Laskowitz DT. Type-B natriuretic peptide improves long-term functional recovery after acute CNS injury in mice.J Neurotrauma. 2010 Jan;27(1):217-28.
9. Kim GS, Amato A, James ML, Britz G, Zomorodi A, Graffagnino C, Olson DM. Comparison of continuous and intermittent cerebrospinal fluid drainage for the prevention of vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage; a pilot study Neuro Crit Care.2011 Feb;14(1):68-72.
10. Amato A, Britz GW,James ML, Graffagnino C,Zomorodi A, Zomorodi M, Olson DM. An Observational Study of Two Methods of ICP Management in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Nurs Crit Care. 2011 Sep-Oct;16(5):252-60. PMID21824230.
11. James ML and Keifer JC.Posterior optic nerve ischemic neuropathy in the setting of phenoxybenzamine therapy after uneventful spinal fusion.J Neurosurg Anesthesiol.2011 Apr;23(2):169-70.
12. Olson DM and James ML.Brainstem dysfunction as a predictor of death in the nonneurologically injured. Crit Care Med. 2011 Aug;39(8):2012-3.
13. Laskowitz DT, Lei B, Dawson HN, Wang, H, Bellows ST, Christensen DJ, Vitek MP, James ML. The apoE-mimetic peptide, COG1410, improves functional recovery in a murine model of intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2011 Oct 12.