Neurocritical Care Society

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Neurocritical Units Partner with First Responders

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By P.J. Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, Director Critical Care Medicine University of Rochester and police surgeon for the New York State Police It should be the goal of every neurocritical care unit ...

Pharmacologic Neurostimulant Therapy in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury – Should the Seizure Risk Preclude Therapy?

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By Megan E. Barra, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Brian L. Edlow, MD The efficacy of pharmacologic stimulant therapy in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) was demonstrated in a 2012 randomized ...

Thrombolysis Guided by Perfusion Imaging up to 9 Hours after Onset of Stroke

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By Ma, H., Campbell, B.C., Parsons, M.W., et al. New England Journal of Medicine , 380 (19), pp.1795-1803. Summary Methods: The recently successful thrombectomy trials (DEFUSE 3 and DAWN) ...