Leading Insights, Pharmacy
A Shot in the Dark: Are Intrathecal Therapies Effective for NMDA Receptor Encephalitis?
Written By: Nicolas Chiriboga, MD; Jose Irazuzta, MD
Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) is a very frequently diagnosed type of encephalitis in middle-to-high-income countries.
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Virtual Reality for Neurorehabilitation: Mechanisms, Modalities, and Clinical Applications
Written By: Shane Musick, MD; Nilufer Yalcin, MD
Virtual reality (VR) has transitioned from a speculative technology to a clinically validated tool in neurorehabilitation, offering unique...
Leading Insights, International
Artificial Intelligence in Neurocritical Care: Perspectives from National Representatives of the NCS Asia Oceania Chapter
Written By: Gentle S Shrestha, MD, FNCS; Andrew Udy, PhD, FCICM; Girija P Rath, MD, DM; Masao Nagayama, MD, PhD; Prashant Kumar, MD, MBA, FICCM; Saurabh Anand, MBBS, MD; et al.
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) has rapidly emerged as a force in clinical medicine and is expected to...
Leading Insights, POCUS
The Role of Ultrasound Guided Lumbar Puncture in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit: A Review and Case Presentation
Written By: Cristian Cirjan, MD; Christy Alhannat, BS, BA; Swarna Rajagopalan, MD, MS
Ultrasound-guided approaches to procedures such as lumbar punctures (LP) have demonstrated significant advantages over traditional palpation-based...
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From Montréal to the Future: How the Neurocritical Care Society’s 23rd Annual Meeting is Cultivating Change
Written By: David Greer, MD, MA, FNCS ; NCS Currents Staff
Neurocritical care is constantly evolving thanks to new discoveries, emerging challenges, and advancements in bedside practice. The Neurocritical...
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Commemorating World Coma Day 2025: The NCS Asia Oceania Chapter Webinar
Written By: Prashant Kumar, MD, MBA, FICCM, FSNCC (Hon); Kapil Zirpe, MD, FICCM, FSNCC; Claude Hemphill, MD, MAS; Masao Nagayama, MD, PhD, FAAN, FACP, FNCS; Saurabh Anand, MBBS, MD; M Radhakrishnan, MBBS, MD
The Asia Oceania Chapter of the Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) celebrated World Coma Day 2025 with an engaging webinar featuring distinguished...
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Stay Woke: Consciousness as a Moral Imperative in Neurocritical Care
Written By: Tommy J. Thomas, MD, PhD
As both National Minority Health Month and Celebrate Diversity Month, April served as a timely reminder that inclusion is not just a box to check,...
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The Sixth Neurocritical Care Regional Meeting in the Middle East and Africa
Written By: Yasser B. Abulhasan, MBChB, FRCPC, FNCS; Chair, Neurocritical Care-MENA Chapter of IPACCMS
The year 2025 is a big one for the MENA region. Although it is exciting to write about the milestones we’ve already achieved, it is even...