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...
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Nurses: Embracing the Mission of the HEARD Center
Written By: Jordan Yakoby, EdD, DNP, ACNP-BC, FNYAM, FCCM, FNCS
Recently, some groups have challenged various initiatives related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI), with so called...
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A Neurocritical Care Perspective on the Effects of Wildfires
Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP
The massive wildfires that impacted the Los Angeles area destroyed over 10,000 structures and affected hundreds of thousands of individuals.
Leading Insights, Ethics
The Ethics of Unionization for America’s Healthcare Workers: How and Why We Got to This Moment
Written By: Richard Choi, DO, FNCS; Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta, MD, MSc, MPhil; Mitch Hargis, MD
The quality of care that American healthcare workers provide has many new practical and theoretical challenges. These include persistent...