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Which imaging features do you use when considering Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus to decide whether to proceed with large-volume LP or lumbar drain trial?

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What medications are preferred and contraindicated for insomnia in patients with a recent stroke or traumatic brain injury?

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For how long do you treat an early spinal hardware infection secondary to MSSA after operative washout and retention of hardware?

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In patients with confirmed hypercortisolism with a high/normal unsuppressed ACTH who have both a pituitary adenoma and adrenal adenoma identified on imaging, can you reliably use DHEA-S to determine the source of cortisol production?

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What factors would influence your decision to use or avoid heparin bridging in patients with mechanical heart valves resuming anticoagulation after intracerebral hemorrhage?

In light of a publication by Sakusic et al., PMID 39102615 suggests an increased risk of ICH expansion in patients with heparin bridge compared to sta...

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Do you routinely recommend suppressive antibiotic therapy for patients with spinal hardware infections who have undergone surgical debridement with retention of hardware?

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Would you recommend a CT venogram or MR venogram in patients with concern for venous sinus thrombosis?

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How do you manage patients with a prior intracerebral hemorrhage from probable cerebral amyloid angiopathy who develop new small vessel ischemic infarcts?

Would you consider using cilostazol instead of antiplatelets?

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What is the preferred approach to managing non-occlusive or partially occlusive venous sinus thrombosis?

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When do you re-image patients with a diagnosis of venous sinus thrombosis?

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How do you manage incidentally found venous sinus thrombosis?

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What is the role of kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty in patients with osteoporotic spinal fractures?

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The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques, 2021 Oct 14

Validity of ICD-10 Codes for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Depends on Clinical Context.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2024 Dec 17

State-of-the-Art Review: Diagnosis and Management of Spinal Implant Infections.

The New England journal of medicine, 2021 May 27

Antibiotic Therapy for 6 or 12 Weeks for Prosthetic Joint Infection.

Neurology, 2024 Aug 05

Timing of Anticoagulation Resumption and Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Complications in Patients With ICH and Mechanical Heart Valves.

Neurology, 2024 Aug 05

Are Prospective Studies Too Challenging to Execute for Timing of Resuming Anticoagulation After ICH in Patients With Mechanical Heart Valves?

The European respiratory journal, 2020 Apr 21

EAN/ERS/ESO/ESRS statement on the impact of sleep disorders on risk and outcome of stroke.

Journal of sleep research, 2023 Jul 05

Improving sleep after stroke: A randomised controlled trial of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia.

Pract Neurol, 2022 Sep 26

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: historical context and a contemporary guide.

PloS one, 2020 Apr 24

Diagnostic accuracy of the iNPH Radscale in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

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