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From Resident to Neurointensivist: Choosing the Fellowship That Shapes Your Career From Resident to Neurointensivist: Choosing the Fellowship That Shapes Your Career
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From Resident to Neurointensivist: Choosing the Fellowship That Shapes Your Career
Written By: Derrick Cheng, MD; Samantha Fernandez Hernandez, MD
Over the past several decades, the field of neurocritical care (NCC) has evolved and the role of neurointensivists in modern hospital systems has expanded. Training programs have grown to upwards of 70 in North America with additional options internationally, each offering varying unit...
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NEWS: A Randomized Trial on Blood Pressure Augmentation in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Failed To Show Outcome Benefits, With Limitations Prompting Need for More Research
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NEWS: A Randomized Trial on Blood Pressure Augmentation in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Failed To Show Outcome Benefits, With Limitations Prompting Need for More Research
Written By: Shannon Hextrum, MD
Background: There is consensus that appropriate spinal cord perfusion should be maintained in order to prevent secondary injury in the setting of acute spinal cord injury (SCI).1,2 A number of studies have addressed blood pressure targets in this clinical context; however the literature is...
NEWS: Holding Prescribed Aspirin in Chronic SDH Receiving Burr Hole Evacuation May Not Decrease the Risk of Recurrent SDH Requiring Surgical Intervention at 6 Months
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NEWS: Holding Prescribed Aspirin in Chronic SDH Receiving Burr Hole Evacuation May Not Decrease the Risk of Recurrent SDH Requiring Surgical Intervention at 6 Months
Written By: Shannon Hextrum, MD
Background: There is uncertainty regarding whether aspirin should be continued in patients with chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) who undergo surgical evacuation. The risk of bleeding in the setting of aspirin use should be weighed against the risk of cardiovascular events in the setting of...

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Letter to the Editor Exchange: Low-Tidal-Volume Ventilation and Mortality in Patients With Acute Brain Injury
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Letter to the Editor Exchange: Low-Tidal-Volume Ventilation and Mortality in Patients With Acute Brain Injury
Written By: Joseph Shiber, MD, FNCS, FACP, FACEP, FCCM|; Julian Daza, MD, PhD; Shaurya Taran, MD; Jordan Yakoby, EdD, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, FNYAM, FCCM, FNCS
Recent discussion in Currents has raised important questions about how ventilation strategies should be interpreted and applied in neurocritical care. Below is a Letter to the Editor from Dr. Joseph Shiber, a response from the study authors, Dr. Julian Daza and Dr. Shaurya Taran, and a...

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