NeurohospitalistPub Date : 2025-01-22DOI: 10.1177/19418744241313151
Shawn Banash, Jonathan Snider, Jeffrey R Vitt
{"title":"Midbrain Ischemic Stroke Manifesting With Rubral Tremor and Palato-Pharyngo-Laryngeal Myoclonus.","authors":"Shawn Banash, Jonathan Snider, Jeffrey R Vitt","doi":"10.1177/19418744241313151","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19418744241313151","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46355,"journal":{"name":"Neurohospitalist","volume":" ","pages":"19418744241313151"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11758282/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143048150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurohospitalistPub Date : 2025-01-21DOI: 10.1177/19418744251314534
Arshed Al-Obeidi, Draia Garavito, Sierra Smalley, Kayla John, Lee Ann Jones, Nigel Key, Tamara Strohm
{"title":"Factor XIa Inhibitor Reversal in Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Case Report.","authors":"Arshed Al-Obeidi, Draia Garavito, Sierra Smalley, Kayla John, Lee Ann Jones, Nigel Key, Tamara Strohm","doi":"10.1177/19418744251314534","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19418744251314534","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/objectives: </strong>There is currently no consensus regarding the optimal strategy for reversal of anticoagulation in life-threatening hemorrhage associated with factor XIa (FXIa) inhibitors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>For this clinical case report, informed consent was obtained from surrogate.</p><p><strong>Results and discussion: </strong>Here, we present the case of an 82-year-old female who sustained a large subdural hematoma after a fall. Her aPTT on admission was elevated at 90.4 s and remained persistently prolonged at 90.9 s 12-hour after receiving an adequate dose of 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC). She was found to have received a factor XIa inhibitor in a clinical trial, and subsequently received recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) 2 mg (45 mcg/kg) as a one-time dose, and tranexamic acid (TXA) 1 g intravenously for reversal given her intracranial bleeding in the setting of trauma complicated by recent factor XIa inhibitor use. However, given her clinical decline and high surgical risk, the patient's family elected to withdraw care and she expired three days later. Reversal of FXIa inhibitors is challenging but may best be achieved using a combination of rFVIIa and TXA.</p><p><strong>Practical implications: </strong>Clinicians should consider administration of low dose recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) in conjunction with an anti-fibrinolytic inhibitor such as tranexamic acid (TXA) for reversal of life-threatening hemorrhage in bleeding patients with exposure to novel factor XIa inhibitors that are currently in clinical trials.</p>","PeriodicalId":46355,"journal":{"name":"Neurohospitalist","volume":" ","pages":"19418744251314534"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11748136/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143024404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurohospitalistPub Date : 2025-01-15DOI: 10.1177/19418744251315201
Swetha Renati, Sanita Raju, Alena Makarova, Marla Hairston, Kanita Beba Abadal, Andrea Bozeman, Henian Chen, Weiliang Cen, David Z Rose, W Scott Burgin
{"title":"Impact of Post-Stroke Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.","authors":"Swetha Renati, Sanita Raju, Alena Makarova, Marla Hairston, Kanita Beba Abadal, Andrea Bozeman, Henian Chen, Weiliang Cen, David Z Rose, W Scott Burgin","doi":"10.1177/19418744251315201","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19418744251315201","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is associated with exposure to traumatic events, especially in the military setting. However, patients who experience stroke may develop anxiety about their stroke event and may re-experience transient neurological symptoms as a result. A significant portion develop the persistent and disabling symptoms of PTSD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>At the University of South Florida, we conducted a single-center, IRB-approved, observational pilot study of 20 adult patients who were diagnosed with stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) in the previous 31 days to 1 year. Patients completed the post-traumatic stress disorder checklist-5 (PCL-5), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Stroke specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QOL-12), Modified Rankin Scale of disability (mRS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and provided blood and saliva samples.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All 20 subjects completed the PCL-5 and 19 subjects completed the follow up scales. Seven patients (35%) were found to have Post-Stroke Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PS-PTSD). Higher PCL-5 scores were significantly correlated with lower SS-QOL scores indicating worse quality of life (r = -0.709, <i>P</i> = .001) and higher PHQ-9 scores representing symptoms of depression (r = 0.727, <i>P</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Post-Stroke Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PS-PTSD) is prevalent after stroke and TIA with patients experiencing concurrent depressive symptoms, correlating with a worsened quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":46355,"journal":{"name":"Neurohospitalist","volume":" ","pages":"19418744251315201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11736721/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143013721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurohospitalistPub Date : 2025-01-10DOI: 10.1177/19418744251314210
Trevor Glenn, Amine Awad, Galina Gheihman, Alexis Roy
{"title":"Clinical Problem Solving: Two Patients With Gait Instability and Difficulty With Hand Coordination.","authors":"Trevor Glenn, Amine Awad, Galina Gheihman, Alexis Roy","doi":"10.1177/19418744251314210","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19418744251314210","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Subacute-to-chronic gait instability has a broad differential diagnosis. The neurological exam can help elucidate the localization and suggest an underlying etiology of the symptomatology, which can lead to a more focused diagnostic approach. Two patients are described - 1 with a month of worsening difficulty with ambulation that evolved to bilateral hand discoordination and another with 18 months of progressive difficulty with ambulation that also then progressed to involve her bilateral hands. These cases highlight an approach to gait dysfunction with hand discoordination secondary to sensory ataxia. The patients were ultimately diagnosed with copper deficiency myelopathy secondary to zinc excess, and different treatment regimens are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":46355,"journal":{"name":"Neurohospitalist","volume":" ","pages":"19418744251314210"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11724401/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142972643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurohospitalistPub Date : 2025-01-10DOI: 10.1177/19418744251314540
Audrey Blazek Ramsay, Kim Griffin, Michael Skolka, Michel Toledano, Marcus V Pinto
{"title":"A 63 year-Old Male With a Painful Subacute Demyelinating Neuropathy.","authors":"Audrey Blazek Ramsay, Kim Griffin, Michael Skolka, Michel Toledano, Marcus V Pinto","doi":"10.1177/19418744251314540","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19418744251314540","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Subacute, painful weakness is a common problem encountered by neurologists and can be associated with systemic symptoms. The patient presented with 6 weeks of progressive neuropathic pain followed by sensory changes and distal-predominant weakness. This case reviews the broad differential for such a presentation and a comprehensive, stepwise approach to diagnosis. Particular attention is paid to the potentially treatable polyradiculoneuropathies, including more recently recognized immune-mediated etiologies. Through this stepwise approach, we review how a definitive diagnosis was made.</p>","PeriodicalId":46355,"journal":{"name":"Neurohospitalist","volume":" ","pages":"19418744251314540"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11724397/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142972642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurohospitalistPub Date : 2025-01-05DOI: 10.1177/19418744241310478
Mariana Peschard-Franco
{"title":"Beyond de Patient: A Lesson in Vigilance and Care.","authors":"Mariana Peschard-Franco","doi":"10.1177/19418744241310478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/19418744241310478","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A neurology resident reflects on a pivotal moment during the assessment of an elderly patient, when attention shifts unexpectedly to the patient's caregiver, his wife. The resident quickly recognizes a neurological deficit that could potentially be treated. Sensing the urgency, the resident rushes her to the emergency department, where immediate treatment enables the caregiver to regain her ability to continue caring for her husband. This experience teaches the resident a profound lesson about the importance of vigilance not only toward primary patients but also toward those quietly supporting them. It highlights how timely intervention can preserve the connections that bind families, emphasizing the role of healthcare providers in maintaining these bonds.</p>","PeriodicalId":46355,"journal":{"name":"Neurohospitalist","volume":" ","pages":"19418744241310478"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11701896/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142956588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurohospitalistPub Date : 2024-12-20DOI: 10.1177/19418744241310473
Parker Hughes, Liang Lu, Michael Shi, Danial Syed
{"title":"\"Cerebral Edema Leading to Subfalcine and Uncal Herniation in a Patient With Retinal Vasculopathy With Cerebral Leukoencephalopathy and Systemic Manifestations\".","authors":"Parker Hughes, Liang Lu, Michael Shi, Danial Syed","doi":"10.1177/19418744241310473","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19418744241310473","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Deterioration of a patient's state of consciousness is among the most concerning signs encountered in clinical practice. The evaluation of this finding carries a broad initial differential diagnosis and must account for any relevant medical history. We describe the case of a 41-year-old male with known retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukoencephalopathy and systemic manifestations (RVCL-S) who presented with progressive mental status decline and acute onset intractable headache. Head computed tomography (CT) revealed extensive vasogenic edema, resulting in right to left shift of 11 millimeters at the level of the lateral ventricles, with associated uncal and subfalcine herniation. He was treated with a 5-day course of methylprednisolone, leading to resolution of his lethargy and headache. Follow up neuroimaging with magnetic resonance (MRI) brain demonstrated interval improvement with the midline shift reduced to 3 millimeters after completion of high dose corticosteroids. Neurosurgical intervention was considered, but ultimately not required given his improvement. This case describes the management of life-threatening cerebral edema as a complication of RVCL-S disease progression. Due to the rarity of this disease, there are no standardized guidelines for treatment and the care for such patients relies on expert opinion, case studies, and extrapolation of principles learned from related conditions. Our intention is that the reporting of this case will contribute to the limited body of literature and aid those affected by this condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":46355,"journal":{"name":"Neurohospitalist","volume":" ","pages":"19418744241310473"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11662338/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142878276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurohospitalistPub Date : 2024-12-13DOI: 10.1177/19418744241307685
Yasmin Aghajan, Bradley J Molyneaux
{"title":"Curriculum Innovation: Clinical Documentation Integrity Education for Neurology Trainees.","authors":"Yasmin Aghajan, Bradley J Molyneaux","doi":"10.1177/19418744241307685","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19418744241307685","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>High quality clinical documentation is a fundamental skill for practicing physicians and important for quality improvement. However, documentation and coding are rarely integrated into medical education curricula and there is a lack of standard neurology curriculum on this topic. We developed and evaluated a teaching session on clinical documentation for neurology resident physicians.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The education consisted of a didactic session designed by a neurologist with content about risk-adjusted mortality, clinical documentation integrity (CDI), impact of documentation on patients, and neurology-specific documentation guidance. A pre-post survey design was used to compare baseline and post-intervention self-reported knowledge and attitudes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>61 responses were collected (37 pre- and 24 post-intervention). Residents had increased understanding of the impact of documentation on quality metrics (<i>P</i> = 0.004), risk-adjusted mortality (<i>P</i> < 0.0001), and impact on patients (<i>P</i> = 0.02). Attitude towards CDI education improved significantly (<i>P</i> = 0.0016), as well as agreement that CDI is important to resident physicians (<i>P</i> = 0.003). The portion of residents who agreed training on CDI is useful and valuable increased significantly (<i>P</i> = 0.004). 92% agreed this curriculum was useful, and 96% agreed they understood the role of CDI better after the session.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In this study of a teaching session for neurology residents on clinical documentation, we found this format of teaching was well-received and highly effective in improving resident attitudes and self-reported knowledge.</p>","PeriodicalId":46355,"journal":{"name":"Neurohospitalist","volume":" ","pages":"19418744241307685"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11638927/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurohospitalistPub Date : 2024-12-09DOI: 10.1177/19418744241307413
Alexander V Ortiz, Dhruven Mehta, Juli Horton, Adrian A Jarquin-Valdivia
{"title":"Multiple Central Nervous System Cryptococcomas Masquerading as Lymphoma.","authors":"Alexander V Ortiz, Dhruven Mehta, Juli Horton, Adrian A Jarquin-Valdivia","doi":"10.1177/19418744241307413","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19418744241307413","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. In over 90% of cases, it occurs at CD4 T lymphocyte (CD4) cell counts of less than 100 cells/mm<sup>3</sup>. Cryptococcomas are rare granulomatous lesions that can occur in disseminated central nervous system cryptococcal infection, primarily in immunocompetent hosts. Here we report a case of disseminated cryptococcal meningitis with numerous cryptococcomas mimicking metastases in a patient with HIV and a CD4 count of 115. The patient's serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cryptococcal antigen, CSF cryptococcal polymerase chain reaction, and serum and CSF cryptococcal cultures were all negative. Brain biopsy pathology confirmed the diagnosis. In this paper, we highlight the importance of early cerebral biopsy in the diagnosis and management of cryptococcoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":46355,"journal":{"name":"Neurohospitalist","volume":" ","pages":"19418744241307413"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11629347/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142814538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurohospitalistPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1177/19418744241297187
Jana J Wold, Jetter Robertson, Jerome A Jeevarajan, Molly G Knox, Prateek Thatikunta, Guillermo E Solorzano, Kristin Galetta, Shefali Dujari, Tarini Goyal, Matthew E Ehrlich, Jonathan P Donnelly, Elizabeth Marriott, Vishal A Mandge, Roshni S Dhoot, Matthew W Luedke, Matthew B Maas, Margaret Y Yu, Michel Toledano, Rafid Mustafa, Jamie L Palaganas, Kathryn Kvam, Rachelle Dugue, Ethan Meltzer, Lahoud Touma, Maulik P Shah, Vanja C Douglas, Karen Orjuela, Brian J Scott, Joshua P Klein, David J Likosky, Jennifer R Simpson, Megan B Richie, Carolin Dohle, Jane G Morris, Carl A Gold
{"title":"Neurohospitalist Core Competencies.","authors":"Jana J Wold, Jetter Robertson, Jerome A Jeevarajan, Molly G Knox, Prateek Thatikunta, Guillermo E Solorzano, Kristin Galetta, Shefali Dujari, Tarini Goyal, Matthew E Ehrlich, Jonathan P Donnelly, Elizabeth Marriott, Vishal A Mandge, Roshni S Dhoot, Matthew W Luedke, Matthew B Maas, Margaret Y Yu, Michel Toledano, Rafid Mustafa, Jamie L Palaganas, Kathryn Kvam, Rachelle Dugue, Ethan Meltzer, Lahoud Touma, Maulik P Shah, Vanja C Douglas, Karen Orjuela, Brian J Scott, Joshua P Klein, David J Likosky, Jennifer R Simpson, Megan B Richie, Carolin Dohle, Jane G Morris, Carl A Gold","doi":"10.1177/19418744241297187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/19418744241297187","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Neurohospitalist Core Competencies comprise a set of competency-based learning objectives that encapsulate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of neurohospitalitists who specialize in the care of hospitalized patients with neurologic conditions. These competencies serve to characterize the rapidly expanding field of neurohospitalist medicine. The 27 chapters are divided into 3 sections entitled: neurological conditions, clinical interventions and interpretation of ancillary studies, and neurohospitalist role in the healthcare system. Each individual learning objective in the chapters describes a specific concept with an action verb to illustrate the behavior that the neurohospitalist exhibits. The individual neurohospitalist may not exhibit mastery in each of the topics included as individual practices vary in scope and practice pattern. A few examples of how the complete set of competencies may be used include in the creation of curricula for neurohospitalist fellowships, to assist in defining the scope of practice of neurohospitalists for administrative leaders of hospitals and departments, and in influencing the direction of further research and quality improvement in the field.</p>","PeriodicalId":46355,"journal":{"name":"Neurohospitalist","volume":" ","pages":"19418744241297187"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11600417/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142751988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}