Casey Albin, MD

I am thrilled to share that all my NeuroICU Tweetorials are now indexed on the @neudrawlogy website by the extremely talented @gabifpucci! Check out all former #tweetorial cases and collect her awesome infographics! neudrawlogy.com/casey-albins-t…

1/ 👋 there #neurotwitter #neurocritcare, as part of my @neurocritcarej #SoMeAmbassador role, today we will be breaking down the following article: link.springer.com/article/10.100… @romergeocadin @salia_farrokh @melid_pharmD

(1/9) Its July and medical trainees are starting their medical school residency or fellowship. Here is my advice for any ICU fellows starting out to avoid making some of the same mistakes that I've made in the past. A 🧵

Great work doctor 👍

Mark your calendars for the first SCCM NeuroScience Webinar of the year, on the Hot topic: NRP! Will be a great discussion and lots of knowledge! 4pm EST on 7/17 (next week). Zoom link will be on SCCM Connect tmw! DM if you need help finding it! @JackieKraft4 @rkchoi…

Promoting Sleep for Neurology Inpatients | Neurology Clinical Practice .@NeurologyCP. The NNT (# of VS events that must be checked to initiate 1 extra urgent clinical action above base rate) in pts with nl daytime VS was 1856! neurology.org/doi/10.1212/CP…

What is the tickling neuro pathway? The somatosensory cortex is activated, the cerebellum can predict if the stimuli is self-generated or external, and the unexpected nature triggers the amygdala. It only works when someone else surprises your brain. You can not tickle yourself.

Painful thickened cracked skin on the sides of fingers and palms in a lady with Anti-synthetase syndrome and dermatomyositis- s/o Mechanic’s hands 🧠 Features of Mechanic’s hands Hyperkeratotic, fissured plaques on the radial sides of the index fingers and thumbs ↘️Cracked,…

From #TTM2: Loss of grey-white distinction predicted poor functional outcome with 100% spec/~50% sens, sulcal effacement ~95%/35%, Pseudo Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Sign, Reversal Sign, White Cerebellum Sign, ~100%/~10%. IRR moderate at best. @ResusJournal sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

1/ Hi 👋 #medtwitter #neurotwitter #neurocritcare #FOAMed #meded have another interesting case I wanted to have you 👀 out and see if perhaps you learn something new!

🧠 A neurocritical pearl 🕯️A midnight call and i knew the ship was sinking. The👨with a pontine infarct had hit a temp of 107° F (41.6° C) Within an hour, cardiovascular collapse occurred and he passed 🧠In ischemic stroke, >60% develop early fever within 72 hours—often…

Excited to announce: a completely NEW Continuum website! We are always looking for ways to better serve our subscribers, and this new online platform includes multiple improvements 1/

Humanism-first structure for family meetings (fresh blog) 🗣️ 1st part of the meeting explores who the patient is, quality of life, & goals 🗣️ Spend more time talking about the person & less time focused on the disease blog: emcrit.org/pulmcrit/human…

Don't miss the latest Neurology® Education blog, "Want to Ensure Your Simulation Course Will Endure? Start With a Leader Who Will Leave": hubs.la/Q03s5Mqq0 #NeurologyEd #MedEd @DanHarrisonMD @caseyalbin @GGheihmanMD

Happy to share @albertaboseif et al multicenter study showing 4% of #MOGAD with meningitis ➡️ Frequent misdiagnosis as infection ➡️ Updates in criteria could incorporate this phenotype ➡️ Path had meningeal T & B cells, microglia & cortical myelin loss👇 jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

So excited to share this episode as I had the chance to sit down with ⁦@thenocturnists⁩. To be in a space to share hard truths among some of the most thoughtful, creative, brilliant minds, was a major highlight of my life. #uncertainty podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Psoriasis as a risk factor for stroke. Ps is a Chronic inflammatory skin condition that is Pro-atherogenic. Ps triggers an immune response with activation of T cells, myeloid cells, and platelets. Ps increases TNF-alpha, and interleukins [ IL-23, IL-17, and IL-6] which are…

SCCM Members and Trainees -- I hope you all can join us this afternoon for an awesome session on Mentoring. Please DM me if you need the link, or you can find it on SCCM Connect! @DanHarrisonMD