MRI In Acute Stroke: Promises and Pitfalls

April 12, 2022

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?

April 5, 2022

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

March 22, 2022

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!

March 15, 2022

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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IV tPA for Acute Strokes in Patients with COVID - What Does the Limited Evidence Mean?

December 4, 2020

The incidence of acute stroke in COVID-19 patients occurs at a rate that is at least 7 times greater than the general population. Controversy about the...

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What Should All Physicians Know About Endovascular Stroke Care?

December 4, 2020

Endovascular stroke care is the criterion standard for LVO treatment, yet not everyone is fluent with data and techniques.

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Emergency Nursing Assessments, the NIHSS and Pitfalls in Identifying Acute Stroke Patients. How Do You Do It, and Do It Well?

December 4, 2020

Nurses in the emergency setting are the key to stroke patient progression. From first point of assessment and triage, ED nurses set the standard.

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What Pitfalls Do Clinicians Face In Understanding Statistics In Acute Stroke Trials?

December 4, 2020

Statistics can illuminate or obfuscate. Clinicians need to understand acute stroke trial data and statistics in meaningful ways, but challenges abound.

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What Was Missing From the NINDS Trial?

December 4, 2020

The NINDS trial was the seminal study of IV-tPA in the treatment of acute stroke. Yet controversy still exists around the trial methodology and the...

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Assessing the ED Stroke Patient for Disability - What Are the Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them?

December 2, 2020

The NIH Stroke Scale is beneficial when used correctly but is has its limitations. Relying entirely on the NIHSS will miss significant disability in a...

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The New Standards for Prehospital Stroke Patient Destinations; the Dawn of a New Era in EMS

March 11, 2021

The destination for prehospital patients with suspected stroke has been controversial for many years. Should they be taken to the closest ED, the closest...

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What Was Missing From the NINDS Trial?

December 4, 2020

The NINDS trial was the seminal study of IV-tPA in the treatment of acute stroke. Yet controversy still exists around the trial methodology and the...

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Confusion vs. Aphasia- So Important and So Challenging at Times!

March 15, 2022

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...

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The Future of Mobile Stroke Units – The Frontier is Here…

November 12, 2020

In today’s technology-savvy world, we have come to expect getting goods and services delivered on demand and on our terms. We want things right away....

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MRI In Acute Stroke: Promises and Pitfalls

How Do You Operationalize the Use of the ASPECTS Score and Is It the Poor Man’s CTP?

Ataxia and Dystaxia: How To Examine and Discuss These Disabling Symptoms With Your Patients

Posterior Circulation Horror Stories: How To Save the Day and Your Patient

Confusion vs. Aphasia- So Important and So Challenging at Times!

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