Neurosurgery

Neurohospitalist   

Questions discussed in this category



Does your strategy change depending on whether or not it is a secured or unsecured aneurysmal SAH?

Given the risk of elevated ICP, would you attempt a brain MRI to further characterize the lesion? Or would CT imaging suffice prior to intervention?

Do all malignant posterior fossa infarcts need sub-occipital craniectomy or are there a subset of cases that can be managed with EVD? 

This applies to using EVD either in addition to or instead of a large volume lumbar puncture.

What effective modalities have you found for acute exacerbations of trigeminal neuralgia including in patients who present to the ED? 


Papers discussed in this category


Lancet Neurol, 2017 Sep

Headache, 2020 Sep 27

Cephalalgia, 2022 Apr 25

Cephalalgia, 2022 Apr 26

Pract Neurol, 2022 Sep 26

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