Knowledge is contagious! Infectious encephalitis can be a difficult diagnosis, but patterns on MRI can suggest an etiology Here is a figure to help you remember the most *common* encephalitis patterns for different organisms #medtwitter #meded #FOAMed #neurotwitter #radres

ENRICH presented at #NCS2023 The first modern trial to show that MIS improves outcome for #ICH #GAMECHANGER #curingcoma

We are pleased to announce that the SECRET trial is out! Our sincere thanks to all who made this effort possible, including participants, site PIs and coordinators, our study leadership core and DSMB and our funders. 1/x UBC Department of Medicine VCH Research Institute Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Heart & Stroke

Our Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Gustavo Saposnik 🇦🇷🇨🇦🌐 is welcoming all of you to #Toronto for the 15th World Stroke Congress! We hope to see many of you here! #WSC2023

Fantastic engagement from UofT Stroke UToronto Neurology at #WSC2023 ❤️ I love seeing the success of our fantastic residents Brindan Sivanandan Laavanya Dharmakulaseelan Foad Taghdiri Andrea Kuczynski - any other U of T Adult Neurology Residents here?

#WSC2023 High attributable costs of #stroke in Ontario, Canada, especially in immigrants, younger patients, and residents of low-income neighborhoods. #PopulationScience #AHAJournals ahajrnls.org/3ZSMl1b Moira Kapral Amy Yu, MD Claire de Oliveira

Congratulations to #neurologist Frank Silver, as a 2022 Appointee to the #OrderofOntario. Dr. Silver is an integral part of #stroke care as a founding member of the Canadian Stroke Strategy & Chair of the H&S Stroke Best Practices in Virtual Care. 🏆👏🧠 news.ontario.ca/en/backgrounde…

ATRESIA Take Home Points by Dr. Christine Albert: NOACs significantly reduce the risk of a combined endpoint of stroke and systemic embolism in CIED pt with AHRE of < 24 hrs by ~ 37%, NNT (=250) to prevent one stroke is substantial AHA Science Stroke AHA/ASA #AHA23

Key Point 1 from the article Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Diseases by Dr. Aaron Izenberg from the October Peripheral Nerve and Motor Neuron Disorders issue, which is available to subscribers at bit.ly/3RoZkoL. #ALS #Neurology #NeuroTwitter #MedEd

#MondayTip 🧠Proposed #algorithm for the management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis 💡Just released #Guidelines offer essential insights for diagnosis and management of #CVT 🙌Great work by Gustavo Saposnik 🇦🇷🇨🇦🌐 Cheryl Bushnell, MD, MHS, FAHA & all the writing group Stroke AHA/ASA⤵️ ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.116…

A helpful guide for providers managing patients with cervical artery dissection. Grateful for AHA Science for commissioning this statement and for all the support they provided. Also grateful for being part of this incredible co-author team. #stroke #CAD ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ST…

Attention Canadian #neurology residents (and #sleep fellows, and interested #psychiatry and #pulmonology residents): We are please to announce the 5th National Course on Sleep Medicine that will take place at the The Neuro on November 23-24, 2024! mcgill.ca/neuro/channels…

New resource to disseminate to those of you in primary care (and beyond since everyone who sees patients also sees people with migraine). It does not replace a headache consult but it’s a great starting point for those who can be managed in primary care or those who are waiting

This is part of an excellent thread on under-recognized complications of drug therapy. The interaction below is mechanistically fascinating and applies to all carbapenems.

🧵#STROKE: The DECOMPRESS-2 prospective, observational, cohort study evaluated clinical outcomes in patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis who underwent decompressive hemicraniectomy.

Such a fun and educational with this wonderful #simulation team and exceptional neurology residents. Houman Khosravani @WilSKingston Stephanie Reiter Ashish kumar

Proud of all of you!

Do you know the signs of stroke? Students at Thorncliffe Park Public School (Thorncliffe Park TDSB) do! Dr. Manav Vyas, neurologist at St. Michael's Hospital, visited the school to teach the kids to be FAST (face, arms, speech, time) heroes!🦸‍♀️Fast Heroes CTV Toronto toronto.ctvnews.ca/video/c2947136…

🧠Nuances in using the Boston criteria v2.0 for Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy diagnosis in non-hemorrhagic presentations. 👇🎥 🏥 Relevant for memory clinics! Thank you NeurologyLive® Marco Meglio for the opportunity to discuss these issues! #NeuroTwitter #NeuroRad #Neurology

Pleased to share the final version of the Canadian Best Practice Guidelines for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. Many thanks to an outstanding multidisciplinary team of experts who provided unique perspectives on this complex disease. doi.org/10.1017/cjn.20…