Melatonin to prevent delirium in 16 trials incl 1634 hospitalized patients has n.s. decrease in delirium incidence OR 0.55 (95%CI 0.24-1.26), but significant reduction in LOS in ICU: MD -1.84 days (-2.46, -1.21). Meta-analysis, free full text ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31279283

WHERE. ARE. THE. NEUROLOGISTS?? #Medtwitter challenge: Recruit 3 neurologists/fellows/residents/students to Twitter to engage in the (very much lacking) Twitter #Neurology threads. Recent tweet on rare EKG WPW variants had 500+ RTs. Tweet on #Alzheimers treatment... 3 RTs. 🥺

Looking for something to do with your downtime after #neurology rounds with students and residents... I run through a few cases on headneckbrainspine.com.

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1/ Calling on #NeuroTwitter #NeuroTwitterNetwork we have another ✨Program Feature✨to share! 🧵 Program: University of Maryland Neurology Location: Baltimore, MD Website: umms.org/ummc/pros/gme/…

At hospital discharge, all patients remained dependent. However by 6 months, except for two with severe polyneuropathy, all surviving patients returned home with normal cognition and minimal disability (usually weakness or pain related to prolonged critical illness). (9/10)

Given all of the awful pain that we see in #SAH, here's a cool study: Distinct Pain Trajectories Following SAH are Associated with Vasospasm. Good grade pts crying = likely spasm. But remember: poor grade pts in pain manifest as storming. goo.gl/scholar/6nfkJi #ScholarAlerts

I have been MIA from this app for a bit, oops! But to spread some holiday cheer I got 3️⃣ #AcuteNeurologySurvivalGuides to give away to any US resident. Will do electronic copies next week for international. Retweet this to enter 😘 Happy whatever you celebrate!!! ❄️🎄🕎 ☃️❤️

I have been convinced for a long time that headache after #SAH is extremely informative — and neglected. Kudos to Nicholas Morris and team for highlighting #pain after SAH Do you think we take HA after SAH seriously enough? #ISC23 ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.116…

Don't miss the TRAIN! Check out this week's Georgetown Journal Watch featuring the TRAIN trial investigating liberal vs. restrictive RBC transfusion goals for patients with acute brain injury!