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Does it Take a VAN to Identify Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion (ELVO) in Ischemic Stroke?

Background: Over the last three years, we have seen the rise of neurointerventional therapies for patients with ischemic strokes due to large vessel occlusions (LVOs). This group of strokes typically includes patients with occlusion of the distal intracranial carotid artery, middle …

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Neurology

The ENCHANTED Trial: Is Low-Dose the Right Dose for Intravenous tPA in Acute Ischemic Stroke?

Background: Despite continued debate on the efficacy of alteplase (tPA), it currently remains one of the major interventions directed at patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke. The current standard dose of the drug is 0.9 mg/kg given over 1 hour. …

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Neurology

Ischemic Stroke Treatment Archive

I recently returned from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Conference which took place from Oct. 26th – 29th, 2015 in Boston, MA.  There were really a lot of amazing talks by so many amazing speakers but one lecture …

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Neurology

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