Leading Insights, Pharmacy
Cefepime’s Double-Edged Sword: Neurotoxicity in Critically Ill Patients
Written By: Michelle Payne, PharmD, BCCCP
As a fourth-generation anti-Pseudomonal cephalosporin, cefepime is one of the first-line antimicrobials used to treat various hospital-associated...
Leading Insights, POCUS
Transcranial Color Doppler in the Neuro-ICU
Written By: Brittany M. Kasturiarachi, DO
Transcranial Color Doppler (TCCD) ultrasound is a versatile imaging modality with multiple potential uses in the acute setting.
Leading Insights
Postgraduate Residencies and Fellowships in Neurocritical Care for Advanced Practice Providers
Written By: Jordan Yakoby, EdDc, DNP, MBA, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, FCCM
With the growing aging population, healthcare leaders are increasingly concerned that the demand for services will soon exceed supply, especially...
Leading Insights, POCUS
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Written By: Brandon Lau, PA-C; Veronica Woods, PA-C; Laura Scholtz, MD
A 49-year-old man was in his usual state of health when he experienced sudden onset worst headache of life followed by right arm and leg weakness....
Leading Insights, Ethics
Patient Care in an Era of Drug Shortages
Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP
One of the latest issues affecting our daily care of patients in the Neuro ICU is an ever-growing list of critical medications and intravenous...
Leading Insights
“Time is Brain” for ICH too!
Written By: Sasha Yakhkind, MD; Qi Li, MD PhD; Joshua Goldstein, MD PhD; Stephan Mayer, MD
Imagine you are a stroke clinician on call alone at night. Your pager goes off. Somehow, the jarring ringtone never fails to startle you....
Leading Insights
Innovation for Health Disparities Research in Hemorrhagic Stroke
Written By: Nirupama Yechoor, MD, MSc ; Rachel Forman, MD; Christine Fox, MD, MAS
As clinicians working with patients who have sustained an acute brain injury, we are naturally focused on caring for the injury itself.
Leading Insights
Neurocritical Care and the Need to Advocate for Safe E-Scooter Use
Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP
We who care for patients in the Neuro ICU each day are sometimes the first to observe how certain recreational practices may lead to an increase...