Haemin Go / Wednesday, May 19, 2021 / Categories: Podcast, ED First Patient Contact, Care Team, EM, Stroke Team, Topics, Controversies, Checklist, CT Image, Stroke Scales, Tx Approach, Types Of Content, Podcast, Testing, Triage & Disability Assessment, EM, Neurorad, Stroke Team, Topics, Controversies, Imaging, Severity Scale Exam, Types Of Content, Podcast, Imaging & Diagnostics, Care Team, EM, Neurorad, Stroke Team, Topics, Best Practices, Controversies, Diagnostics, Tissue vs Time, Types of Content, Podcast, Fibrinolytic Therapy, Diagnosis, IS, Types of Content, Podcast, Content Types, Podcast Blocking and Tackling - The Fundamentals of Stroke CT Interpretation 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. Previous Article Challenges in Endovascular Therapy for Acute Stroke- What Should the Rest of Us Know? Next Article What Lessons Have You Learned About Endovascular Therapy in COVID Patients and What Should We All Know? Print 10483 Rate this article: No rating Please login or register to post comments.