#Stroke neurologist and medical director of Wash DC region's 1st comprehensive stroke center @MedStarWHC hospital. Opinions are my own.
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Are MRI and CT comparable in detection of hemorrhage after endovascular therapy? Check out the results of our HECATE study, the first to compare these imaging modalities using the Heidelberg Bleeding Classification
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Comparison of Hemorrhage on CT Versus MRI After Thrombectomy: The HECATE Study | Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/… @StrokeAHA_ASA @SVINJournal @svinsociety
It’s Time to Rebrand “Mommy Brain” jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… via @JAMANeuro part of @JAMANetwork
I've never felt more productive, competent, and empathetic since becoming a mom -- we should all, parents and others, embrace these changes.
ICYMI: To better understand @usnews hospital rankings, listen to fantastic interview of @benharder w/ @AnupamBJena, incl necessary work toward incorporating health equity measures to eval current hospital care & drive change. So proud of my husband’s dedication to this effort!
“Most of us would feel comfortable rating the swim goggles we got on Amazon, but it's hard for an individual patient to tell: did I get the right care, at the right time, in the right place?” says @benharder, chief health analyst at @USNews. freak.ws/3ORjALu
In memory of my friend and colleague Alex Dromerick - sharing the great work of his and his group’s: Critical Period After Stroke Study (CPASS): A phase II clinical trial testing an optimal time for motor recovery after stroke in humans pnas.org/content/118/39/e202…
Don’t delay care if you suspect stroke or heart attack:
Don't Die of Doubt! "Heart attacks, strokes, cardiac arrest they don't stop because of COVID," said our boardmember, Dr. Reginald Robinson of @MedStarWHC. Don't hesitate to get to a hospital in an emergency! Thanks to @ABC7News for this great piece!
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Excited about the new academic year!
Hello #neurotwitter #medtwitter ! The residents of Georgetown University neurology program are here. Follow us for program information, clinical pearls, highlights of our incredible residents and more! @twangneuro @AbhiLenka11 @ZFarzal @GuillaumeLamot5 @JG_Merino @DCStrokeDoc
Boom-and-bust federal funding after 9/11 undercut hospitals’ preparedness for pandemics washingtonpost.com/investiga…
Lovin’ @IamChrisMann : 'Thank U Frontline' by Chris Mann (Alanis Morissette) youtu.be/xGKFVMgjrPc
“Spring and All” - poem by William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) [By the road to the contagious hospital...] Happened upon this during bedtime reading with the kids. Uncanny.
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) Treatment for COVID‐19 Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): A Case Series onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Stroke Lytic May Help Lungs in Severe COVID-19 medpagetoday.com/infectiousd…
Good summary of various neurologic findings seen with some Covid patients. A couple key ones to be on the lookout for in the ED/hospital: encephalopathy with possible seizure; acute necrotizing encephalopathy. @NYTimes nytimes.com/2020/04/01/healt…
Amie Hsia, MD retweeted
5% of patients with #COVID19 might present with cerebrovascular disease. Theoretically, the virus binds ACE receptors, triggering oxidative stress, and inflammation. Hypercoagulability is also a potential mechanism.
#neurology #Stroke #NeuroIR 🧠
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Amie Hsia, MD retweeted
If the #COVID19 has the potential to reach the CNS and invade the brainstem, that might explain -in part- the severity of the respiratory failure despite all ventilatory support. I wonder if pathology should examine the brains of the deceased. #neurology
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If we’re bringing them home, why not offer redeployment instead of termination? 7,300 young, energetic, service-minded individuals passionate about global issues — we could definitely benefit from their help! HT @charlesornstein #COVID19 washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Time to change our tunes: much needed efforts to counter alarm fatigue in hospitals: nytimes.com/2019/07/09/scien… via @nytimes
Effects of multiple passes in EVT - see our group’s findings #NINDSstrokeprogram
Frequency of Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption Post-Endovascular Therapy and Multiple Thrombectomy Passes in Acute Ischemic #Stroke Patients ow.ly/Xuof50uPjnZ
