Movement Disorders Emergencies - Part 1

Dr. Andy Southerland and Dr. Matthew Gusler discuss how emergent interfacility transfers for ischemic stroke have changed and the factors associated with which patients are transferred. Show citation: Gusler MT, Deligkaris C, Zha AM, Burke JF. Trends in Emergent Interfacility Isc ...  Show more

Dr. Zohaib Siddiqi and Dr. Michel Toledano discuss the diagnosis and management of infectious rhombencephalitis in patients receiving immunomodulatory therapy. Show citation: Trentadue T, Martinez Sosa S, Itoh CY, et al. Clinical Reasoning: A 30-Year-Old Female Patient With Multi ...  Show more

In this Part 1 of our 2-part podcast on Acute Motor Weakness we introduce a five step approach to acute motor weakness with Dr. Roy Baskind Dr. George Porfiris: 1. Does the complaint of weakness represent a true loss of motor power? 2. The geography of weakness - patterns of moto ...  Show more

There is a long list of rare neuromuscular diseases. Nonetheless, there are a few that you are likely to see in the ED, that are relevant to Emergency Medicine because they require timely diagnosis and treatment. In this Part 2 of our 2-part series on acute motor weakness with Ro ...  Show more

In the first part of this two-part series, Dr. Justin Abbatemarco talks with Dr. Jennifer L. Orthmann-Murphy about a practical approach to genetic leukodystrophies, focusing on the importance of genetic testing, identifying red flags in patients, and navigating the complexities o ...  Show more