Stroke

For pediatric patients with LVO, 4 out of 5 fulfilled adult thrombectomy selection criteria, aside from age.

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Investigators found that increased age, greater initial NIHSS score, arrival by EMS, and shorter time to ED arrival all contributed to increased treatment rates.

When compared with warfarin, treatment with DOACs was associated with a favorable safety profile, as well as similar clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis.

The director of Cleveland Clinic’s Epilepsy Center provided insight on a new 20-year initiative to uncover more about the origins of neurological diseases and how they occur prior to symptom onset. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The artificial neural network demonstrated an area under the precision-recall curve of 0.92 with recall of 0.72 with precision of 0.39 during testing, all values that were greater than classic regression models.

After small studies suggested eptifibatide may be safe in acute ischemic stroke, new data showed similar rates of ICH between study drug and controls, but increased PH-2 for those treated with the antiplatelet.

Results from the retrospective chart review were presented at the 2020 International Stroke Conference, held in New Orleans and virtually.

Relative to pre-pandemic era, the odds of mortality in stroke-related admissions increased during the pandemic, with an even greater risk for those less than 70 years of age.

The director of Cleveland Clinic’s Epilepsy Center discussed the new Cleveland Clinic Brain Study, which will evaluate predisease fingerprints from patients who go on to develop neurological disorders.

Relative to other PD-related genetically associated groups, only those with LRRK2-associated PD demonstrated a significantly increased risk of stroke compared with controls.

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The assistant clinical professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine discussed ways of incorporating and encouraging women physicians to enter the neurology specialty. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Most child neurologist respondents were generally early in their career, had diverse subspeciality training, and tended to work at large, resource-rich centers capable of multimodal neuromonitoring.

Although research illustrates the persistence of inequities between women and men in neurology, 3 women leaders shared encouraging thoughts and experiences highlighting the progress made in recent years.

Collaboration can result in greater success than what one can achieve alone, and for women physicians, this rings truer than ever before, writes Jill M. Farmer, DO, MPH.

In light of National Women Physicians Day, the assistant clinical professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine commented on the roles women have played historically, and her perspective on where they stand now. [WATCH TIME: 12 minutes]

Theresa Sevilis, DO, writes on picking a career path in medicine as a woman, and how deciding to jump ship from a traditional path was among the best decisions she's made.

The assistant clinical professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine shared what National Women Physicians Day means to her, and the history behind its celebration. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

For women, the decision to opt for an unconventional career path can be inspired by conflicting responsibilities and balancing life with work. But, as Sana Syed, MD, MPH, explains, following your passion is still an achievable dream despite these challenges.

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A greater proportion of patients treated with 0.25 mg/kg of tenecteplase were free from disability or achieved functional independence compared with those treated with 0.40 mg/kg doses, or alteplase.