Category Archives: Neurology

Adult Seizures

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Stephanie Taft, MD

Seizure in Adults by Dr. Jason Van Valkenburg Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine Combined Conference August 22, 2013 2-5% of people have at least 1 non-febrile seizure during their lifetime 1% of US population with epilepsy — 28% require treatment in ED’s … Continue reading →

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Seizures — December 1, 2011

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Stephanie Taft, MD

Pediatric Seizure Pearls — Discussion by Dr. Bjorn Peterson during Critical Case Conference Febrile Seizure: Age 6 mos-5 years, 33% recurrence, 2% incidence of epilepsy (vs 1% general population) Simple — neurologically normal before and after, single generalized seizure < … Continue reading →

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Posterior CVA — October 20, 2011

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Stephanie Taft, MD

Critical Case Conference — Discussion by Dr. Keith Henry and Dr. Michael Rosenbloom (staff HP Neurologist) Acute CVA 10 minutes — MD eval (determine at this point if pt is a candidate for thrombolytics) 45 minutes — work up completed … Continue reading →

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Pediatric Stroke

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Stephanie Taft, MD

Pediatric Stroke — Discussion by Dr. Felix Ankel and Dr. Timothy Feyma Incidence: 2-63/100,000 children per year in the US — 3000 kids/year vs 700,000 adults ED Work up: CT/MR, CBC, Coags, ESR, CRP. Consider LP if all else negative … Continue reading →

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Cervical Artery Dissection — July 21, 2011

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Stephanie Taft, MD

Critical Case Conference — Discussion led by Dr. Kelly Barringer Cervical Artery Dissection Diagnosis: CTA preferred by vascular surgery. CT easier, faster. Equivalent sensitivity between MR and CT. MR better for brain parenchyma. If concerned about carotid dissection, order both … Continue reading →

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