Sarah Nelson, MD, MPH, FAAN, FNCS
@senelson13
Neurointensivist, mother, daughter, sister, wife, public health advocate, sports fan. Tweets are my own views.
Yang et al: The Impact of Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity on Prognosis in Patients with Severe Intracerebral Hemorrhage Link: link.springer.com/article/10.100… @neurocritical #neurocritcare
Just Accepted! 🧠New study finds no evidence that long-term neuroinflammation is associated with cognitive impairment after aneurysmal SAH 👉Microstructural damage may play a role Read more here!👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
“Even the healthiest people can have underlying conditions.” Heather’s stroke led to a rare heart diagnosis and a life-saving discovery for two of her daughters. Read how Tufts Medicine helped her family: bit.ly/4580g7M
Asymptomatic Hemorrhagic Transformation After Thrombectomy Is associated with substantially worse clinical outcomes neurology.org/doi/10.1212/CP…
Cory's case was a @MWHospital and @TuftsMedicalCtr team effort and we're glad he's doing so well!
Quick thinking during a baseball game and coordinated care at @MWHospital and @TuftsMedicalCtr helped save Cory’s life after a stroke. He’s now a Boston Marathon finisher and stroke advocate. His story: bit.ly/46b4tZv @senelson13 #TuftsMedicine #Stroke
Join me for a workshop on Writing and Storytelling in Healthcare with @ByMariaSimbra and Ironed Words Productions on August 3rd! #medhum #medicalhumanities #storytelling #writing #burnout #healthcare ironedwordsproductions.com/sy-writing-sto…
Did you know @SCCM_Neuro is running monthly webinars on hot and happening #neurocritcare topics? Time: 3rd Thur 3 PM Central Same Zoom link posted on SCCM Connect Journal clubs/round tables/educational sessions!! Normothermic Regional Perfusion: everything you need to know!…
In anterior circulation stroke patients post-thrombectomy, low and medium doses of intra-arterial tenecteplase demonstrated adequate safety to warrant larger trials to investigate their therapeutic potential. ja.ma/45N0IJB
Intra-arterial Tenecteplase for Acute Stroke After Successful Endovascular Therapy jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
Make America Healthy Again by cutting Medicaid for children and families. Also by not having any concepts of a plan for improving our healthcare system. We will not forget.
DOACs effectively prevent ischaemic #stroke in survivors of ICH w/ afib but a part of this benefit is offset by a substantially increased risk of recurrent ICH - PRESTIGE-AF Trial 🧠#SCCMNeuro #NeuroICU #NeuroTwitter #NeuroX pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40023176/
Why the AMA is Sounding the Alarm on H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill (a thread ⬇️)
Congrats to @drthaler for his recent presentations at CSI Frankfurt 2025! @TuftsMedicalCtr @TuftsMedicine
Collaboration on the optimal timing of anticoagulation after ischaemic stroke and atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and prospective individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (CATALYST) hubs.li/Q03v0NYR0
The June 2025 Neuroscience Section newsletter is now available on SCCMConnect! Access now for publication highlights, research studies, clinical pearls (pharmacology, neuromaging, pediatrics), and upcoming events & opportunities. 🧠 #SCCMNeuro #NeuroICU #NeuroTwitter #NeuroX
Early intensive blood pressure management after endovascular treatment in ischaemic stroke (IDENTIFY): a multicentre, open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomised controlled trial - The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific thelancet.com/journals/lanwp…
Our #stroke team is leading community events on healthy eating, food insecurity and stroke prevention. With grant support, they assembled 300+ gift bags with food, gift cards and resources. 📸 @LesterLeung, Katelyn Skeels, Tarim Fahim, Sandy Tan
The 17 fired members of ACIP, including me, have written an article in JAMA about our experience and our concerns. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
CT perfusion and CT angiography showed less than optimal accuracy for confirming death by neurologic criteria. #CCR25 @CritCareReviews ja.ma/4kEZQuY
Return to work after ischemic #stroke in young adults (cohort, systematic review, and meta-analysis) ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11… Nice effort to dive deeper into predictors relevant for #youngstroke @SAYA_stroke Generally, factors leading to more severe damage = lower RTW rates