MRI In Acute Stroke: Promises and Pitfalls

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MRI imagining is becoming more available in acute settings; understanding MRI in stroke is critical to staying ahead of the curve.
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How Do You Operationalize the Use of the ASPECTS Score and Is It the Poor Man’s CTP?

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The ASPECTS score has become more widespread in use with the increase in availability of endovascular therapy. This podcast is a must if you care for acute stroke patients. This is an absolute "must-know" topic for anyone who looks at head CT images in strokes.
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Ataxia and Dystaxia: How To Examine and Discuss These Disabling Symptoms With Your Patients

March 29, 2022
Ataxia and dystaxia are often missed clinically. But they're important and potentially disabling. Listen to this podcast to learn more and help you identify these high-risk patients.
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Posterior Circulation Horror Stories: How To Save the Day and Your Patient

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Posterior circulation strokes are often devastating. The diagnostics are different and the treatments are evolving. If you care for stroke patients, this podcast is a must.
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Confusion vs. Aphasia- So Important and So Challenging at Times!

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Confusion isn't really a stroke symptom but aphasia clearly is. One is life threatening and the other can often be self limited and benign. Are you sure your neurological exam is up to the task?
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Blocking and Tackling - The Fundamentals of Stroke CT Interpretation

Haemin Go posted on 5/19/2021

Moderator: William A. Knight IV, MD, FACEP, FNCS
Other Participants: Charles Kircher, MD, FAHA

Emergency Medicine and Neurocritical Care physician, Charles Kircher, MD discusses the Emergency Medicine approach to interpreting the non-contrast head CT in patients with suspected acute ischemic stroke in this podcast recorded with Dr. William Knight. Dr. Kircher breaks down the basics of the initial approach to the stroke head CT. From "ruling out" hemorrhage to recognizing prior stroke, intracranial lesions, and prior neurologic surgery, Drs. Kircher and Knight discuss the Emergency Medicine approach and role in CT interpretation. They discuss tricky areas to not miss, the importance of symmetry and briefly review the ASPECTS score of grading early brain ischemia.

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