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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When Might You Use Heparin in the NeuroICU for a Stroke Patient?

Brian Gibler posted on 12/2/2020

Moderator:William A. Knight IV, MD, FACEP, FNCS
Other Participants: Kyle B. Walsh, MD, MS

Heparin in stroke remains controversial. Understanding the history and data and essential to mastering stroke care.

Dr. Kyle Walsh, an Emergency Medicine trained Neurointensivist, researcher and stroke physician shares his expertise with Dr. Bill Knight as they discuss heparin in stroke care. Not all heparin is bad,  but its use has been deemphasized over the years.  What are the data and how do they inform the use of heparin in acute stroke? Moreover, is heparin in acute ischemic stroke really dead?

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