2018 Seizures Stroke 
RebelEM
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
BACKGROUND: intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) makes up 10-15% of all strokes and significantly contributes to overall stroke-related morbidity and mortality ( Hostettler 2019 ). About 30% of patients experience early seizures within seven days following the onset of a stroke ( Peter-Derex 2022 ).
Don't Forget the Bubbles
JUNE 30, 2023
Again, there was no increase in thrombotic stroke in the TXA group – TXA looks safe. As in CRASH-2, TXA did not show a significant increase in thrombotic events or seizures. published in 2018, looked at 1900 matched pairs of injured children under 12, half of whom received TXA. 2018 Dec;19(12):e637-e642.
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EMDocs
JANUARY 29, 2024
This article will discuss blood pressure goals and preferred pharmacotherapy for non-traumatic ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. Ischemic Strokes: Ischemic stroke is characterized by a blockage of a blood vessel in the brain. The BP targets for patients with ischemic strokes depend on the available therapeutic options.
Taming the SRU
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
2018) Epidemiology of lumbar punctures in hospitalized patients in the United States. As may be seen in the table below, there are several themes as well a range of stringency. Find the posterior superior iliac crest and draw an imaginary line across the back (Tuffier’s line) – where this line crosses midline is the L4 spinous process.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Other considerations in significant TBI would be the temporary use of anti-epileptic drugs as prophylaxis to prevent early post-traumatic seizures to aid neuroprotection; the most commonly used would be levetiracetam. Disability – Altered mentation, seizure, stroke symptoms, severe headache, neurological deficit, visual symptoms.
Taming the SRU
MARCH 31, 2023
of emergency medicine residents report 1 or more dimensions of burnout (Lin Annals Emerg Med 2019) Moral Injury with COVID “We pushed aside our fear and frustration to focus on saving the patients in front of us; we kept our eyes open, and our feelings closed.
ACEP Now
APRIL 2, 2024
8 Seizures and thunderclap headache from reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome have been reported. 8,9 There is one case of a 17-year-old who died from acute cerebellar stroke after participating in the “One Chip Challenge” (eating a capsaicin infused food chip as a game) that prompted Hershey Co. 2018:bcr-2017- 224085.
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