Neurocritical Care Society Podcast

In this month's installment of the NCS Podcast, Dr. Ramani Balu interviews Dr. Marion Moseby-Knappe on their recent investigation involving biomarkers for neurologic prognosis following cardiac arrest. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits here ! Credits are available for physici...

This month on the NCS Podcast, Dr. Sara Stern-Nezer interviews Dr. Baxter Allen about his recently published investigation exploring the risk of seizures following clipping or endovascular coiling of ruptured intracranial aneurysms. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits here ! Cr...

In our second News Flash, Dr. Stern-Nezer summarizes the results and the implications of the recently published PRESERVE trial, which tested the hypothesis that sodium bicarbonate or acetylcysteine could prevent contrast-associated nephropathy. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credi...

Current guidelines recommend that cerebral perfusion pressure be maintained between 60 and 70 mmHg in patients with severe TBI, but evidence is lacking. This month on the NCS podcast, Dr. Brogan interviews Dr. Andreas Kramer regarding his retrospective cohort study which attempts to better elucidate optimal cerebral perfusion parameters. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episod...

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming of the NCS Podcast to give you concise, high-yield reviews of pivotal articles published in the field of neurocritical care. These 'News Flash' segments are brought to you by our producer, Dr. Sara Stern-Nezer, Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of California Irvine. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Li...

Following refractory status epilepticus, the ictal-interictal EEG continuum can be as puzzling to intensivists as it can be to world-renowned epileptologists. Should you re-challenge with aggressive intravenous anesthetics? Or attempt to de-escalate therapy? This week on the NCS podcast, Dr. Starane Shepherd interviews Dr. Alvin Das on his recently published case series in Neurocritical Care that...

The EXTEND-IA TNK trial showed that for acute ischemic stroke, intravenous tenecteplase was as effective as alteplase for achieving good functional outcomes in acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion--and it may even be superior to alteplase. Dr. Mike Brogan interviews Dr. Bruce Campbell about the results of this pivotal trial. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series epis...

This week on the NCS podcast, Dr. Ramani Balu interviews Dr. Brandon Foreman about his recently published observational cohort study on multimodality monitoring in severe TBI. Together, they discuss the practical aspects (and limitations) of this increasingly popular tool in neurocritical care. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, co...

Hypoxemia in ICU patients has long been associated with poor clinical outcomes, but data pertaining to the prognosis with hyperoxia are lacking. This week on the NCS podcast, Dr. Levine interviews Dr. Andrew Udy on his multicenter retrospective cohort study that sought to clarify this relationsnhip. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episode...

A wise man once said, "traditions are often mistakes made more than once." To correct some of these traditions, Dr. Geert Meyfroidt shares his experience with Dr. Fawaz Almufti by describing 10 of the most important misunderstandings in neurocritical care. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and clai...

This month on the NCS podcast, Dr. Shepherd interviews Dr. Liu on his recent multi-center study on survival after sepsis with multi-organ dysfunction. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits here ! Credits are available for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and non-physicians. The N...

This month, Dr. Ramani Balu interviews Dr. Jennifer Kim on her research into the EEG biomarkers of post-traumatic epilepsy. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits here ! Credits are available for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and non-physicians. The NCS Podcast is the official...

Dr. Mike Brogan interviews Dr. Mauro Oddo on the most recent ESICM practice guidelines on general fluid resuscitation management, hyperosmolar therapies, and the use of fluids in treating delayed cerebral ischemia for neurointensive care patients. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your cr...

It is unclear what threshold for early neurologic deterioration or improvement following intracerebral hemorrhage may predict long-term outcomes for these patients. Using data from the PREDICT and VISTA cohorts, Dr. Yogendrakumar and his team sought to evaluate what change in NIHSS is sufficient to predict long-term disability in patients with ICH. Drs. Yogendrakumar and Dowlatshahi discuss the re...

Multimodality monitoring is increasingly used in the neurocritical care setting. However, the safety and efficacy of certain methods for invasive neurodiagnostic surveillance have not been definitively established. Dr. Michael Brogan discusses how this paradigm is shifting with Dr. David Okonkwo given the recent results of the BOOST-2 randomized clinical trial. NCS offers free CE credits for the N...

Multi-modal evaluations in post-cardiac arrest patients are commonly used in neurologic prognostication. Less invasive and less costly methods for prognostication, such as quantitative pupillometry, may be just as effective. In this week's installment, Dr. Mauro Oddo shares his center's experience using this simple tool with Dr. Ramani Balu. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series ep...

Dr. Brogan interviews Dr. Kurczewski in this month's program on her recent study comparing the efficacy of clevidipine versus nicardipine in a neurointensive care population. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits here ! Credits are available for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, a...

Prognostic biomarkers following traumatic brain injury can be limited, but much can be gleaned from certain neuroimaging features. This week, Dr. Ramani Balu interviews Dr. Saef Izzy on what can be inferred from the burden and location of traumatic microhemorrhages in patients after TBI. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete...

A number of risk factors and clinical tools have been described in the literature that can accurately prognosticate outcome following intracerebral hemorrhage. But what do physicians and nurses rely on the most? Dr. David Hwang shares his experience with Dr. Starane Shepherd about which clinical and radiographic factors play a critical role in outcome prediction after ICH. NCS offers free CE credi...

Dr. Jim Siegler interviews Dr. David Coughlin about his successful quality improvement pilot study aimed at preventing early NICU readmissions ("bouncebacks") when patients are transferred to lower levels of service. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits here ! Credits are availa...

Dr. Starane Shepherd explores new therapeutic strategies for refractory status epilepticus with Dr. Maysa Basha, and in particular, her center's experience with acute resective surgery. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits here ! Credits are available for physicians, pharmacists...

Dr. Joshua Levine speaks with Dr. Deena Nasr, of the Mayo Clinic, on her retrospective cohort and literature review on the clinical features of patients with neurogenic stress cardiomyopathy. NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and claim your credits here ! Credits are available for physicians, pharm...

Dr. Ramani Balu is joined by Dr. Andrea Morotti for the inaugural episode of the Neurocritical Care Society Podcast to discuss Dr. Morotti's recently published paper, "Lymphopenia, Infectious Complications, and Outcome in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage." NCS offers free CE credits for the NCS Podcast Series episodes. Listen to any of the posted episodes, complete a five question survey, and...

Welcome to the first episode of the official podcast series of the Neurocritical Care Society. In this inaugural episode of the NCS Podcast, Dr. Joshua Levine describes the mission and purpose of this program. In the coming weeks, the NCS will release the first of a recurring series of podcasts that will consist of interviews with authors of high impact articles from the Journal, Neurocritical Car...