Choice of Seizure Medication for Post-Stroke Epilepsy May Influence Survival
For patients who develop epilepsy after suffering a stroke, the choice of antiseizure medication may influence their…
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Choice of Seizure Medication for Post-Stroke Epilepsy May Influence Survival
For patients who develop epilepsy after suffering a stroke, the choice of antiseizure medication may influence their... -
Thrombolysis in Stroke Mimics Is Not Harmless
If you have trained in emergency medicine in the past 10 years, thrombolysis for acute stroke is... -
6-Step Approach to Acute Motor Weakness
Physicians increasingly depend on laboratory tests and imaging, sometimes at the expense of a careful history and...
Thrombolysis in Stroke Mimics Is Not Harmless
If you have trained in emergency medicine in the past 10 years, thrombolysis for acute stroke is…
6-Step Approach to Acute Motor Weakness
Physicians increasingly depend on laboratory tests and imaging, sometimes at the expense of a careful history and…
Genentech Docs Push Back on tPA No-Efficacy Article; Authors Respond
On Sept. 25, 2020, ACEP Now published Ken Milne’s article entitled “After Re-Analysis, No Trials Show Efficacy…
Racial Disparities in Atrial Cardiopathy Among Ischemic Stroke Patients
Differences in left atrial structure and pathophysiology between Black and white ischemic stroke patients may help explain…
How Accurate Are Prehospital Prediction Scales for Large Anterior Vessel Occlusion?
A comparison of seven prediction scales for symptomatic large anterior vessel occlusion (sLAVO) found that all had…
E-QUAL 2021 Enrollment Open for Opioid, Stroke Collaboratives
E-QUAL 2021 enrollment is open. Emergency departments can enroll for free. This year’s Opioid Wave IV, with…
The Best ACEP Now Articles of 2020
As Medical Editor in Chief of ACEP Now, feedback is never in short supply. When you love…
2020 Research Highlights: Cardiology, Intra-Abdominal Infections, Advanced Imaging, and Cerebrovascular Disease
While COVID-19 occupied much of our bandwidth in 2020, new medical literature on other important topics still…
After Re-Analysis, No Trials Show Efficacy of tPA in Acute Ischemic Stroke
The Case A 71-year-old woman arrives to the ED by EMS with right-sided weakness beginning 3 hours…