Hey I was going over some articles with a friend for Board Prep. Check out a few valuable figures from the papers:

• TIA Management. Think about the mimics. High risk for stroke if true TIA.

Edlow JA. Managing patients with transient ischemic attack. Ann Emerg Med 2018 Mar;71(3):409-15.

• Cord Compression Diagnosis and Treatment. Steroids only for malignancy. Keep BP up, ABx when indicated, and call the surgeon!

Ropper AE, Ropper AH. Acute spinal cord compression. N Engl J Med 2017 Apr;376(14):1358-69.

• Algorithm approach for New Onset Seizure. Anticonvulsants recommended even for first time IF epilepsy diagnosed.

Gavvala JR, Schuele SU. New-onset seizure in adults and adolescents: a review. JAMA 2016 Dec;316(24):2657-68

• Outcomes with Endovascular stroke therapy in hours 6-16. This is why we room 9 strokes outside of the tPA window.

DEFUSE 3 Investigators. Thrombectomy for stroke at 6 to 16 hours with selection by perfusion imaging. N Engl J Med 2018 Feb;378(8):708-18