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Endovascular Thrombectomy for Large Ischemic Stroke Across Ischemic Injury and Penumbra Profiles
Written By: NCS Staff
An exploratory analysis of SELECT2, a randomized clinical trial of patients with acute ischemic stroke and large cores, shows that endovascular...
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Time to Treatment With Intravenous Thrombolysis Before Thrombectomy and Functional Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Written By: NCS Staff
An exploratory analysis of SELECT2, a randomized clinical trial of patients with acute ischemic stroke and large cores, shows that endovascular...
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Critical Care Management of Patients After Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and Neurocritical Care Society
Written By: NCS Staff
The American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and the Neurocritical Care Society convened an expert consensus panel and...
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In-Hospital Neurologic Complications, Neuromonitoring, and Long-Term Neurologic Outcomes in Patients With Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Written By: NCS Staff
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated neurocognitive outcomes and the use of neuromonitoring tools for hospitalized sepsis...
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Correlation Between Early CT Signs of Elevated Intracranial Pressure, Measured Intracranial Pressure, and Six-Month Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Written By: Sanjeev Sivakumar, MD, RPNI
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses significant challenges in treatment and prognostication due to the diversity of trauma phenotypes and complex...
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Implications of Lower Prehospital ETCO2 Levels on 30-Day Mortality in TBI
Written By: Shannon Hextrum, MD
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have become the standard treatment for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), and use of...
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Direct Oral Anticoagulant Use Within 48 Hours Is Not Associated With Increased Intracerebral Hemorrhage After Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Written By: Matthew Bower, MD; Sara Stern-Nezer, MD, MPH
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have become the standard treatment for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), and use of...
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Intensive vs Conventional Blood Pressure Lowering After Endovascular Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke and Blood Pressure Management After Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Written By: NCS Staff
Two new studies focus on blood pressure (BP) management after endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke. In the OPTIMAL-BP randomized...