Prosopagnosia
Prosopagnosia is a fairly rare presentation of acute ischemic stroke. It is also known as face blindness, and presents as an impairment to recognize known faces such as spouse, family, or friends. This...
View ArticleIndications of Acute Ischemic Stroke on Head CT
Obtaining a non-contrast Head CT is one of the critical actions in evaluation of neurologic symptoms concerning for acute stroke. Evaluating the images involves scanning for the following features of...
View ArticleAlternative Therapies for Primary Headache
As droperidol goes back on shortage, I wanted to give a brief review of primary headache treatments. Most therapies for primary headaches have a ~60% rate of pain relief, and there is no predictable...
View ArticleHeadaches in the ED
There is very little known about the difference between the various types of headaches. In the ED the primary concern is to separate primary from secondary causes of headache. Primary headaches are...
View ArticleHCMC Act F.A.S.T. Wallet Card
HCMC is a certified stroke center, and as part of out public outreach and education, the team has developed a very useful wallet care based on the Act FAST campaign from the National Stroke...
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