The NIH Stroke Scale Isn’t So Scary: Pearls and Pitfalls
The NIH Stroke Scale can be intimidating. This post provides what you need to know.
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52 in 52 – #40: DIRECT MT – Endovascular Thrombectomy with or without Intravenous Alteplase in Acute Stroke
The 52 in 52 series covers the DIRECT MT trial: thrombectomy alone or thrombectomy plus alteplase for LVO within 4.5 hours of symptom onset.
52 in 52 – #39: DAWN – Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct
The 52 in 52 series is back with the DAWN trial: Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch
between Deficit and Infarct.
52 in 52 – #38: Thrombolysis Guided by Perfusion Imaging up to 9 Hours after Onset of Stroke
Welcome back to the “52 in 52” series. This week we cover the EXTEND trial looking at thrombolysis up to 9 hours after stroke onset.
52 in 52 – #35: ECASIII Reanalysis
This week we cover “Thrombolysis with alteplase 3–4.5 hours after acute ischemic stroke: trial reanalysis adjusted for baseline imbalances”, a reanalysis of ECASIII and tPA for stroke.
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52 in 52 – #34: Tenecteplase versus Alteplase before Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke (EXTEND-IA TNK)
This week we cover the EXTEND-IA TNK study, which evaluates TNK versus tPA before thrombectomy.
Diagnosis and Neurointerventional Management of Large Vessel Occlusion Acute Ischemic Stroke
What are the current neurointerventional management techniques for large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke?
Medical Malpractice Insights: Teens can have strokes too.
Medical Malpractice Insights is back with a 16-year-old female with stroke due to cervical vessel dissection.
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Posterior Circulation Strokes: Why do we miss them, and how do we improve?
Posterior circulation strokes are challenging… This post from Ava Pierce gives you pearls and pitfalls for the diagnosis of posterior circulation strokes.
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