by Camille Dagenais | Apr 23, 2026 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Resuscitation, Trauma
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common yet challenging presentation in emergency medicine. As CT imaging becomes increasingly sensitive, clinicians are identifying more subtle intracranial injuries. The Brain Injury Guidelines (BIG) and Modified Brain Injury...
by Miguel Cortel-LeBlanc | Jan 15, 2026 | Featured
Migraine is among the most common presentations to emergency departments (EDs), yet its management remains highly variable. Despite strong evidence supporting specific parenteral therapies, ineffective treatments persist while high-value procedural options remain...
by Maria Berliant | Apr 11, 2024 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, psychiatry, Recently Featured
Note: This grand rounds presentation and summary had contributions from Dr. Anne-Marie Abe, a neuropsychiatrist specializing in functional neurological disorders in Ottawa. Patients living with functional neurologic disorders (FND) have been deeply stigmatized...
by Kathleen O'Connell | Mar 14, 2024 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Recently Featured, Resuscitation
Posterior circulation ischemia accounts for approximately 20-25% of all ischemic strokes and is a significant cause of patient disability. The diagnosis can be extremely challenging as findings are often not typically focal. Posterior strokes are misdiagnosed more...
by Zach MacDonald | Nov 9, 2023 | Grand Round Summaries, Neurology
Your next patient is an 80-year-old male, who had been functioning well until about a month ago. He has a history of type II diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, and has been working full-time. Upon reading the triage note and assessing the patient, you discover...
