Neurocritical Care Society

Leading Insights

Signs of Right Ventricular Strain on Point-Of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) in the setting of Pulmonary Embolism

Written By: Eric Dornoff, MD; Kelly Rath, DNP; Vasisht Srinivasan, MD

Case Details A 38-year-old woman, previously healthy, was admitted to the neuroscience intensive care unit following a thoracic fusion. On...

POCUS Case: Persistent Eustachian Valves - An Uncommon Nidus For Infective Endocarditis

Written By: Logan Pyle; Vasisht Srinivasan; Kelly Rath; Jordan Bonomo

A 30-year-old man with a past medical history of polysubstance drug abuse, chronic Candida bacteremia and endocarditis status post mitral valve...

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Global Barriers to Antiseizure Medications in Resource-Limited Settings: Challenges and Solutions & A Call to Action

Written By: Renad Abu-Sawwa, PharmD, BCPPS

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports estimate of about 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy – 80% of which reside in low- and...

Preventable Harm Metrics: What Are We Actually Measuring?

Written By: Alexandra Reynolds, MD, FNCS; Krista Lim-Hing, MD; Matthew Jaffa, DO; Julia Durrant, MD

The hospital is increasingly considered to be a dangerous place. Studies cite that as many as 400,000 hospitalized patients a year are exposed to...

Listening to the Injured Brain: How Brain Computer Interfaces Are Transforming Neurocritical Care

Written By: Nilufer Yalcin, MD

When caring for patients with severe brain injury, silence can be one of the hardest parts of the ICU. A patient lies still, ventilated, eyes...