Isaac Lamb, MD

https://t.co/6IhEGswDpE New consensus guidelines for restless leg syndrome (RLS) are out, making it the perfect time to review this common condition. Top line: these consensus g...

Isaac Lamb, MD

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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) This relatively common disorder is an important secondary cause of headache and can cause permanent vision loss. Let’s dive into the pre...

Isaac Lamb, MD

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NEUROLOGICAL APPROACH TO DIZZINESS Dizziness is one of the most common reasons for a neurology consult. The murky waters of the vestibular system are scary to us mere mortals. But...

Isaac Lamb, MD

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FIRST TIME SEIZURE Anyone who spends time on an inpatient neurology service knows this is one of our top 5 consults/admits. This thread will break down the workup and the decision...

Isaac Lamb, MD

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What is Romberg’s sign and how should it be used? I often see this sign misused to suggest a cerebellar ataxia. But it’s the exact opposite - the test exists to point AWAY from ce...

Isaac Lamb, MD

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INPATIENT STROKE WORKUP Pt 3: Cardioembolic strokes In a cardioembolic stroke, a blood clot starts in or passes through the heart but ends up in the brain. It’s managed different...

Isaac Lamb, MD

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INPATIENT WORKUP OF STROKE Pt 2: Small vessel disease If there’s large vessel (atherosclerosis), you know there must be a small vessel category. Join me as we work through another...

Isaac Lamb, MD

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INPATIENT WORKUP OF STROKE To many, stroke admissions are not very exciting: it’s formulaic with the same tests ordered every time. But if you understand the reason behind the tes...

Isaac Lamb, MD

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PSA: don't withhold a QT prolonging drug just because the computer calculated a QTc above 450-460 ms. The computer correction is usually (>50% by the study below) very inaccurate....

Isaac Lamb, MD

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There are a lot of jargon words in #neurology. As a student, I felt particularly confused by the words clonus, myoclonus, and asterixis, so I made this #tweetorial for learners who...

Isaac Lamb, MD

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Learning brainstem #neuroanatomy would be nearly impossible without the rule of 4s. I'm going to pass this along for anyone trying to learn #neurology, as this might be the single...

Isaac Lamb, MD

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