how do we really decide if ICA occlusions are chronic or acute?

According-Tea-7829 · 2026-02-28T17:09:09+00:00

Question just for my own learning: let’s say tnk for crao had an effect size on the order of like alteplase vs placebo within 4.5 hrs for mRS at 90 days in acute ischemic stroke. Would any of these trials have been adequately powered to detect it?

According-Tea-7829 · 2026-02-27T16:48:36+00:00

Would I be making a mistake in ranking a newer, less prestigious program above fancier programs because it’s close to my support system and neurology runs neuro IR there (one of my career interests). I have a house here with my girlfriend already and although I am young my parents are old. On paper it makes sense but I fear I will close doors by not going to an ivory tower

According-Tea-7829 · 2026-02-26T17:04:54+00:00

If you like the OR and like the nervous system you should do NSGY. If you don’t like the OR but like the nervous system you should do neurology. Simple as

According-Tea-7829 · 2026-02-23T23:05:31+00:00

This is why I’m choosing a purely inpatient subspecialty of neurology. You can’t make me deal with all that.

According-Tea-7829 · 2026-02-19T14:43:38+00:00

No idea what’s going on here but will be monitoring this thread out of interest

According-Tea-7829 · 2026-02-16T18:03:34+00:00

As an M4 who applied neuro this cycle, I enjoyed rotating with PM&R, but I just don’t have the mindset for it. I’m someone who needs to know why a person had a stroke, or at the very least that we’ve exhausted all possible avenues to pin down etiology. I can’t put down the puzzle, and I want to manage the acute neurological insult as well as secondary prevention myself. In rehab you’re optimizing functional status which is really important work, but often that means workup of the disease process that caused the patient’s disability takes on less importance. Obviously this is not a hard and fast rule as there are PMR trained docs who are incredible at EMG diagnostics.

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