Alberts on Neurology

• Explaining the Association Between COVID-19 and Stroke   Drs Mark Alberts and Jesse Weinberger discuss the mysterious association between COVID-19 and cerebrovascular disease in younger patients.
  Medscape Neurology, May 22, 2020
• Which Patients Qualify for Thrombectomy in Large Vessel Stroke?   Dr Mark Alberts discusses ongoing research related to large vessel occlusion and patient selection.
  Medscape Neurology, August 30, 2019
• A Transformation in Stroke Care   DEFUSE-3 supports a longer window for endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Plus, problematic recommendations from new stroke guidelines.
  Medscape Neurology, February 13, 2018
• From Boston, Two New Stroke Studies   Can a computer qualify someone for endovascular therapy? Should children be given tPA? Dr Mark Alberts on new stroke data.
  Medscape Neurology, May 12, 2017
• In Stroke, a Major Reduction in Door-to-Needle Time   Dr Mark Alberts reviews two studies from AAN 2017 which found that door-to-needle time for tPA in acute stroke can be reduced--often drastically.
  Medscape Neurology, May 04, 2017
• Risk for ICH With Cavernous Malformations   Dr Mark Alberts discusses a recent study exploring the natural history of cavernous malformations and how their different features contribute to intracerebral hemorrhage risk.
  Medscape Neurology, March 16, 2016
• Do Cerebral Microbleeds Up the Risk for Bleeding After tPA?   Can patients with cerebral microbleeds on MRI receive tPA for acute ischemic stroke? Neurologist Dr Alberts discusses the latest
  Medscape Neurology, October 30, 2015
• New Guidelines for Treatment of Spontaneous ICH   Dr Alberts highlights some of the new and revised recommendations of particular clinical importance for the acute care of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.
  Medscape Neurology, July 23, 2015
• Cerebral Microbleeds, Stroke, and Atrial Fibrillation   The presence and burden of cerebral microbleeds has a significant effect on mortality in patients with nonvalvular AF and ischemic stroke.
  Medscape Neurology, March 12, 2015
• Endovascular Therapy After Acute Ischemic Stroke   Dr Alberts discusses the overall benefits of endovascular therapy after IV rt-PA for stroke, and a potential drawback to its use for all patients.
  Medscape Neurology, January 14, 2015
• 2014's Advances in Stroke   Dr Mark J. Alberts examines important strides made in vascular neurology in the past year.
  Medscape Neurology, January 09, 2015
• Cryptogenic Stroke: Could It Be Undiagnosed Afib?   Mark Alberts comments on two studies in which patients were monitored for up to three years after cryptogenic stroke to detect undiagnosed atrial fibrillation.
  Medscape Neurology, September 08, 2014
• Recurrence Risk in Posthemorrhage Anticoagulation   A new study looks at the safety of restarting anticoagulation following intracranial hemorrhage.
  Medscape Neurology, August 05, 2014
• Should Neurologists Ride in the Ambulance?   A new study looks at the efficacy, feasibility, and cost of ambulance-based thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke.
  Medscape Neurology, June 09, 2014
• Serial Screening for Intracranial Aneurysms?   A new study looks at the yield of serial aneurysm screening in people with family history of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
  Medscape Neurology, May 28, 2014
• Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Who's at Risk for Expansion?   A new study attempts to predict hematoma expansion after acute intracerebral hemorrhage
  Medscape Neurology, March 07, 2014
• Magnesium in Stroke: Does It Reduce Disability?   Dr. Mark Alberts discusses results of the FAST-MAG trial looking at whether field administration of magnesium reduces long-term disability in stroke.
  Medscape Neurology, February 28, 2014
• Warfarin Reversal: Time for a Change?   A recent study compares frozen plasma with prothrombin complex concentrate for warfarin reversal.
  Medscape Neurology, January 23, 2014
• Pharmacogenomic Warfarin Dosing: Worth the Cost? Three new studies look at whether genotype-guided dosing of vitamin K antagonists leads to more precise dosing.
  Medscape Neurology, December 23, 2013
• Improving Stroke Care in Rural Settings A new paper looks at what constitutes an acute stroke-ready hospital and how measures to improve stroke care in underserved areas can be accomplished.
  Medscape Neurology, December 20, 2013