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Timing of Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Stroke Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—In this nationwide analysis, early decompressive craniectomy was associated with superior outcomes. However, performing decompression before herniation may be the most important temporal consideration.
Source: Stroke - February 26, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Hormuzdiyar H. Dasenbrock, Faith C. Robertson, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, M. Ali Aziz-Sultan, Donovan Guttieres, Ian F. Dunn, Rose Du, William B. Gormley Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research

A Day in the Life of an Acute Care SLP
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from a guest blog post that originally appeared on Tactus Therapy. In the post, speech-language pathologist Brenda Arend shares highlights of a typical day working in acute care at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington. 8:30 a.m.: Assigning patients The first part of my day is spent opening up patient charts in our EPIC electronic medical record and assigning three SLPs to see patients in our 380-bed hospital. Two or three SLPs cover a caseload that ranges from 15 to 30 patients, although recently we see as many as 42. In addition, we also provide outpatient video fluo...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - June 9, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Brenda Arend Tags: Speech-Language Pathology acute care Aphasia Cognitive Rehabilitation Dysphagia Health Care Swallowing Disorders Source Type: blogs

Stroke Thrombolysis in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia - A Single Center Experience (P2.282)
Conclusions: In our newly established stroke unit, the overall mortality and discharge disposition were comparable to standards. Women had significantly more stroke related complications. Patients older than 60 years had more thrombolysis related complications and were discharged with higher NIHSS.Disclosure: Dr. Khatri has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alkhathaami has nothing to disclose. Dr. Abulaban has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alhamouieh has nothing to disclose. Dr. Scriven has nothing to disclose. Dr. Tarawneh has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alrasheed has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kojan has received personal compensation for a...
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Khatri, I., Alkhathaami, A., Abulaban, A., Alhamouieh, O., Scriven, S., Tarawneh, M., Alrasheed, D., Kojan, S., Alotaibi, N., Al-Khalaf, A., Alshehri, A. M., El-Metwally, A. Tags: Acute Therapy: Thrombolysis and Adjuvant Therapy Source Type: research

Predictors of Poor Outcome in Bacterial Meningitis: Retrospective Analysis of Nationwide Inpatient Sample (P5.046)
CONCLUSIONS: In this retrospective study, every decade increase in age, teaching hospital status and development of complications like hydrocephalus, ischemic stroke, seizures, intracranial abscess and respiratory failure were predictors of poor outcome. Every calendar year increase was a negative predictor of poor outcome. Study Supported by:Disclosure: Dr. Dharaiya has nothing to disclose. Dr. Modi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Maraka has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Dharaiya, D., Modi, S., Maraka, S. Tags: Neuroepidemiology: Headache, Global Health, and Infectious Disease Source Type: research

Utilization Of In-Hospital Palliative Care For Ischemic Stroke Deaths In United States (S45.005)
Conclusions:In-hospital palliative care is associated with more conservative resource utilization. Significant patient and hospital related differences exists in palliative care utilization for AIS deaths in United States. A growing concern over high cost associated with end of life care in United States is expected to affect the trend of offering and adopting in-hospital palliative services impacting health care finances and quality of care measures.Disclosure: Dr. Shreyansh has nothing to disclose. Dr. Moradiya has nothing to disclose. Dr. Murthy has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Shreyansh, S., Moradiya, Y., Murthy, S. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Complications Source Type: research