Posterior circulation strokes make up 20 percent of all strokes but account for 40 percent of stroke…
Every year, the volume of published research continues to outpace capacity to consume. “Gotta catch ‘em all!”…
A 76-year-old female presents to the emergency department obtunded with left hemiplegia. Symptoms began just prior to…
When compared to anterior circulation ischemic stroke, the presentation of posterior circulation ischemic stroke (PCIS) is often…
Each year, the world’s neurologists gather to unveil their latest innovations at the International Stroke Conference (ISC)….
The Problem A cervical artery dissection (CAD) occurs when a tear in the intima of a carotid…
For patients who develop epilepsy after suffering a stroke, the choice of antiseizure medication may influence their…
If you have trained in emergency medicine in the past 10 years, thrombolysis for acute stroke is…
Physicians increasingly depend on laboratory tests and imaging, sometimes at the expense of a careful history and…
On Sept. 25, 2020, ACEP Now published Ken Milne’s article entitled “After Re-Analysis, No Trials Show Efficacy…