Note from the Editor................................................................2
By Saef Izzy, MD
President’s Column...................................................................3
By Gretchen M. Brophy, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP,
FCCM, FNCS
Guideline Development Within the
Neurocritical Care Society........................................................4
By Mona Kumar, MD, FNCS, and Molly McNett, PhD,
RN, CNRN, Guideline Committee Co-Chairs
Congratulations to the Newly Certified and Re-Certified
Neurocritical Care Diplomates of the UCNS..........................8
By Michael L. “Luke” James, MD, Neurocritical Care
Representative to the UCNS
Extended Window of Treatment in Acute Stroke Is Not for
All—Brain Imaging Is Critical..................................................9
By Ryan Hakimi, DO, MS; David S Liebeskind, MD; Tatjana
Rundek, MD, PhD; and Andrei V. Alexandrov, MD
The Tower of Babel No More: Neurocritical Care Without
Borders in 2018....................................................................... 10
By Jose I Suarez, MD
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Case Pearl
in Neurocritical Care............................................................... 11
By Gabriel Prada, MD; Jose L. Diaz-Gomez, MD;
and Aarti Sarwal, MD
Electronic Medical Records Errors and Legal Pitfalls............13
By PJ Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC
International Conference on Spreading Depolarizations
(iCSD) Joins NCS Annual Meeting........................................14
By the iCSD2018 Scientific Committee
International Column.............................................................16
By Michel Torbey, MD, MPH, FNCS, FAHA, FCCM, FANA
Neurointensive Care Unit at the TMG Asaka Medical Center
and the Pharmacists’ Roles.....................................................17
By Satoshi Egawa, Nobuhiro Narabu, Satomi Yamagata,
Ryosuke Okada, Minoru Fukuda, Hidetoshi Nakamoto, and
Yuichi Kubota
Building an Archipelago’s Capability.....................................19
By Jo Ann Soliven, MD
47th Critical Care Congress: Updates from
the Neuroscience Section........................................................ 21
By Neha S. Dangayach, MD, Aarti Sarwal, MD
and Vineeta Singh, MD
Ethics Column: Whose Call Is It?...........................................23
By Deepa Malaiyandi, MD
NEWS Review..........................................................................24
By Aimee Aysenne, MD, MPH, and Kyle Hobbs, MD
Nursing Column: Supporting Neurocritical Care
Nurses Across the Globe.........................................................25
By Sarah L. Livesay, DNP, RN
Pharmacy Column: Role of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
in Secondary Stroke Prevention.............................................26
By Jason Kurian, PharmD, and Salia Farrokh,
PharmD, BCCCP
Tenecteplase: Where Did We Come From?
Where Do We Go?...................................................................28
By Kelsey M Woods, PharmD, and Katleen Wyatt Chester,
PharmD, BCGP, BCCCP
Research Column: NCRC Directors and INTREPID
Grant Announcement............................................................. 31
By Sara Hocker, MD; Andrew Naidech, MD;
and Shraddha Mainali MD
Resident and Fellow Column: The State of Neurocritical Care
Simulation Training: Have We Fallen Behind?......................32
By Catherine Albin, MD, and Deepa Malaiyandi, MD
Tech Corner: Non-Invasive Detection of Large Vessel
Occlusion in Setting of Acute Ischem-ic Stroke.....................34
By Francisco Gomez, MD; Jessy Walla, MD;
and Fawaz Al-Mufti, MD
Invited Clinical Pharmacist (ICP) Program...........................35
Featured Program: Neurocritical Care at the Paulo Niemeyer
State Brain Institute (IECPN) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.........36
By Pedro Kurtz, MD, PhD
Stories of Hope........................................................................39
By Michael Reznik, MD, and Aleksandra Yakhkind, MD
Classifieds................................................................................43
News Magazine of the Neurocritical Care Society Volume 13, No. 1
MARCH 2018