Background: “Time is brain” is a trope from the neurologist Camilo Gomez that emphasizes the importance of early treatment to improve the neurological prognosis of ischemic stroke patients. Given the short therapeutic window of evidence-based therapies such as thrombolysis and endovascular treatment, it is important to diagnose ischemic stroke from the numerous possible diagnoses accurately [...]

Background: Among survivors of ischemic stroke (IS), the cumulative long-term burden of readmissions, determinants of readmission, and clinical consequence of hospital readmission remain poorly understood. we aimed to investigate 1) the cumulative incidence of readmission; 2) at-risk patient for readmission, 3) the effect of readmission on subsequent mortality; and 4) whether the days spent in [...]

Case Presentation: A 33-year-old female with a history of limited Scleroderma diagnosed in 2015 and prescribed Methotrexate but non-adherent to same, presented to the Emergency Room with one day of acute onset dizziness associated with nausea and vomiting. An urgent CT head was performed, which was negative for acute intracranial pathologies. The patient was discharged [...]