About the Authors

Brian P. Walcott

walcott.brian@mgh.harvard.edu

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Elena V. Kuklina

Affiliation Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Brian V. Nahed

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Mary G. George

Affiliation Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Kristopher T. Kahle

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

J. Marc Simard

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Wael F. Asaad

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Jean-Valery C. E. Coumans

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BPW EVK. Performed the experiments: BPW EVK WFA. Analyzed the data: BPW EVK BVN MGG JMS JVCEC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EVK MGG. Wrote the paper: BPW EVK BVN MGG KTK JMS WFA JVCEC.