Tagged ‘Neurology’

Journal Review

Predictive Factors for Rebleeding in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

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In patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, one of the major early complications is rebleeding, with reported incidences ranging from 8% to 23% in the first 72 hours (Larsen 2010).  If repair of the ruptured aneurysm is performed successfully in a timely fashion,
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Core

Approach to Adult First Time Seizure in the ED

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This post delves into the ED assessment and management of a patient presenting with a 1st time seizure.
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Journal Review

False Negative NCHCT in SAH

Filed Under: Tags: , , , February 16th, 2017 Leave a Comment

Patients presenting with severe, sudden onset headaches can present a challenge to Emergency Physicians. While most headaches are benign, a minority of them are  a symptom of aneurysmal subarachnoid headaches (aSAH);
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