Pediatric strokes are rare and challenging to diagnose. There is a validated Pediatric Stroke Scale from the NIH that can be used in conjunction with a stroke protocol that involves Neurology, Radiology, and a local/regional Stroke Team.
3% hypertonic saline is a critical treatment for children with elevated intracranial pressure. Learn about how to administer this crucial medication with a focus on the evidence behind its use.
Please check out, and use this free presentation on CSF shunt complications in children.
This edition of Facts on the Ground looks at whether or not ultrasound of the eye and optic nerve can help predict shunt malfunctions.
So many great pearls in this edition of Pediatric Emergency Digest! Learn about differences in the management of shock in adults, the PROPPR trial, TXA, changing definitions of sepsis and review management of elevated ICP in critically ill children.
Shunt malfunctions and infections are both at the top of the list when it comes to Neurosurgical emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Check out the embedded pdf for a presentation I recently gave at Cincinnati Children's and the PEM Currents episode linked therein.
Ventricular CSF shunts are very common - many kids have them. The most common complications are malfunction and infection. This episode of PEM Currents reviews the basics and how you can assess for complications in CSF shunts in kids.
This Starter Pack has useful articles dealing with head injuries in children.
Listen to this episode of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast and learn more about the management of elevated intracranial pressure.
This edition of Why We Do What We Do focuses on the use of hypertonic saline to treat elevated intracranial pressure in children.