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Mashup Score: 0On The Road Collection: The 2023 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Boston - Neurology Blogs - 1 year(s) ago
Read our collection of personal experiences from attendees of the 2023 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting! A Remarkable Journey at the 2023 AAN Meeting: Embracing Collaboration and Cultural Enrichment Celebrating the Neurology Festival of the Year: My experience at the 75th AAN Annual Meeting The American Academy of Neurology 2023 Annual Meeting AAN 2023…
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Mashup Score: 6Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect - Neurology Blogs - 1 year(s) ago
Case Description A 16-year-old girl presents with monocular vision loss. Physical exam demonstrates a left central scotoma, visual acuity count fingers at 6-inches, and no optic disc edema. A swinging flashlight test identifies a left relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD), indicating an abnormality in the afferent pupillary pathway from unilateral or asymmetrical disease of the…
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Mashup Score: 0A Resident's Reflection on: A Podcast-Based Neurologic Emergency Flipped Classroom Curriculum for Neurology Residents - Neurology Blogs - 1 year(s) ago
My residency program’s lecture schedule generally averages about 7-8 one hour sessions/week, placing us on what I would consider the more robust end of the didactic spectrum. Almost all of these are formatted in a presentation style from one individual with various amounts of resident interaction. I would wager most neurology residency programs mirror a…
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Mashup Score: 1"No Men Allowed": Demystifying Pronouns in Gendered Health Care Spaces - Neurology Blogs - 1 year(s) ago
I started my third year of medical school on my obstetrics and gynecology rotation, which I knew would be challenging for me as a transmasculine nonbinary medical student. During my time on service, I often evaluated new mothers with my team on patient rounds. These interactions were fraught with potential for misgendering (i.e., referring to…
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Mashup Score: 7Triple Flexion - Neurology Blogs - 1 year(s) ago
A 70-year-old man presented with progressive leg weakness. Examination revealed spastic paraplegia with bilateral triple flexion (Video) and loss of proprioception in the lower extremities. Upper extremity examination was normal. MRI showed a T7-T9 cystic lesion with cord compression. This case highlights the importance of the triple flexion response1 (hip flexion, knee flexion, foot/big toe…
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Mashup Score: 2#TBT: Throwback Thursdays #NeurologyRFS - Neurology Blogs - 2 year(s) ago
Since the launch of the Neurology Resident and Fellow Section (RFS) in January 2004 under the leadership of Dr. Berch Griggs and Dr. Karen Johnston, the section has grown tremendously.1 In the first decade of its existence the section saw submissions grow from 12 manuscripts in 2004 with a team of 4 residents to 485…
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An 81-year-old woman with Chagas cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation presented with a right middle cerebral artery (MCA) syndrome characterized by left-sided spastic hemiparesis, hemisensory loss, homonymous hemianopsia, hemineglect, and an NIHSS score of 19. Her brain CT angiography showed a right MCA occlusion with an ASPECTS score of 2. The Schaeffer sign, an upper motor…
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This work, originally published in Social Work Today, is an important collaboration between neurologists and social workers. My co-authors on this piece bring diverse experiences from working in health care research, veteran affairs, LGBTQ+ services, and programs for older adults. Too often the professions of medicine and social service work in parallel, and not in unison. I…
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New Neurology #DEI blog: @MPLerario introduces an article they co-authored, "The Warrior Identity: LGBTQ+ Military Service Members" published in Social Work Today. Learn about this collaboration between neurologists & social workers, then read the article: https://t.co/Kq0LxbHk5v https://t.co/Nm8yvMV9DX
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Mashup Score: 0Global Prevalence of Head Trauma among Refugees and Asylum-Seekers - Neurology Blogs - 2 year(s) ago
As a first-year medical student, I had identified my passion for neurology and health disparities. I decided to explore immigrant health as part of an advocacy project for one of my classes. I was then introduced to UConn Immigration Rights Initiative (UIRI) which is led by UConn medical school’s student chapter of the internationally renowned…
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Without Borders blog: @jasminwilliams_ discusses the global prevalence of head trauma among refugees & asylum-seekers & shares ways medical students can be involved in #GlobalNeurology, health disparities, & humanitarian work. https://t.co/6BUNqDrAye @FarrahMateen @DeannaSaylor1 https://t.co/ikXxRLfeL8
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Mashup Score: 0Achieving Health Equity in Epilepsy: The Need to Address Disparities in Antiseizure Medication Treatment - Neurology Blogs - 2 year(s) ago
For people living with epilepsy, health care and health outcomes are influenced by a wide array of structural, socio-cultural, health care, and physiological factors.1 Due to this complex interplay of factors, it should not be surprising that several disparities between minoritized and non-minoritized people with epilepsy have been identified.2-8 Several of these disparities are better…
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Don't miss the latest Without Borders On The Road Collection with personal experiences from attendees of the 2023 AAN Annual Meeting! View the collection now: https://t.co/77pRkZNbcl #GlobalNeurology #NeuroTwitter @DeannaSaylor1 @FarrahMateen https://t.co/havA9X92gD