Sergio Amaro
Research group
- Cerebrovascular diseases Accredited researcher (R3A)
About me
Sergi Amaro is a stroke neurologist at Hospital Clínic Barcelona and a researcher at IDIBAPS. He has led competitively funded projects, participated in European initiatives and cooperative research networks, and authored over 130 indexed publications. He has served as an external reviewer for national evaluation agencies and international journals. His work focuses on advanced neuroimaging and novel therapeutic strategies in acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. He is a member of the Hospital Clínic Ethics Committee and an Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona.
Featured publications
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Minimally invasive evacuation for spontaneous supratentorial haemorrhage: scoping for candidates and hypothetical logistic burdens in a pragmatic scenario
Authors:Reference: NEUROSURGICAL REVIEW 2025. -
Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption Predicts Poor Outcome in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI Study
Authors:Reference: STROKE 2025. -
Neuroaxonal Injury May Mediate the Association Between Hyperglycemia and Prognosis in Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Authors:Reference: MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY 2025. -
Stroke Unit as an alternative to Intensive Care Unit for initial hospital admission of low-grade non-aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: A safety and cost-minimisation analysis
Authors:Reference: European Stroke Journal 2024. -
MicroRNA cerebrospinal fluid profile during the early brain injury period as a biomarker in subarachnoid hemorrhage patients
Authors:Reference: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 2022. -
Clinical and therapeutic variables may influence the association between infarct core predicted by CT perfusion and clinical outcome in acute stroke
Authors:Reference: EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY 2022. -
Effect of Intra-arterial Alteplase vs Placebo Following Successful Thrombectomy on Functional Outcomes in Patients With Large Vessel Occlusion Acute Ischemic Stroke: The CHOICE Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors:Reference: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 2022. -
Characterization of Subarachnoid Hyperdensities After Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke Using Dual-Energy CT
Authors:Reference: NEUROLOGY 2022. -
The new Hematoma Maturity Score is highly associated with poor clinical outcome in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
Authors:Reference: EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY 2022. -
Stroke Units could be a valid alternative to Intensive Care Units for low-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage patients
Authors:Reference: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY 2021.
Featured Projects
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Disfunción del sistema glinfático en la hemorragia subaracnoidea aneurismática: evaluación con imagen por resonancia magnética
Principal investigator: Sergio Amaro Delgado, Laura Llull EstranyFunder: Instituto de Salud Carlos IIICode: PI23/00467Duration: 01/04/2024 - 31/12/2026 -
Ischemic brain injury after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a multimodal study focused in the role of microthrombosis and oxidative stress
Principal investigator: Ramon Torné Torné, Sergio Amaro DelgadoFunder: Instituto de Salud Carlos IIICode: PI19/00936Duration: 01/01/2020 - 31/12/2022 -
Dany cerebral secundari induït per les alteracions en el metabolisme de la glucosa a l’hemorràgia subaracnoïdal aneurismàtica: valor diagnòstic i pronòstic de la monitorització contínua de glucosa
Principal investigator: Sergio Amaro DelgadoFunder: Fundacio la Marato TV3Code: 202301-10Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2026 -
Ajuts per donar suport a l’activitat científica dels grups de recerca de Catalunya: grup d'investigació Cerebrovascular
Principal investigator: Anna Planas ObradorsFunder: AGAUR- Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de RecercaCode: 2021 SGR 00969Duration: 01/01/2022 - 01/06/2025 -
Daño de la pared arterial en el ictus isquémico agudo: detección con RM avanzada, mecanismos subyacentes y valor pronóstico
Funder: Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIDuration: 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2019
