Presentation: 37 yo F with progressive headache, R hand tingling, and incidentally found on this ER visit to be pregnant. Top 5 Teaching Points Cerebral Vein Thrombosis (1): 1) It’s rare: about 1:100,000 in a year (but about 11:100,000 in pregnant women) 2) Pt’s present with a progressively worsening localizing headache over days (as venous …
Category: Neurology
Jun 06
How to give thrombolytics
[notice]PHARMACOLOGY[/notice] A great question came up in the zones. We see and likely should be comfortable with the dosing of Alteplase for CVA. Grady is a renowned Stroke Center and I would certainly have any of my family members come to the Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center if they were having a stroke. The fact …