Comparison of a Novel Ultra-Widefield Three-Color Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope to Other Retinal Imaging Modalities in Chorioretinal Lesion Imaging.

Purpose: To compare the assessment of clinically relevant retinal and choroidal lesions as well as optic nerve pathologies using a novel three-wavelength ultra-widefield (UWF) scanning laser ophthalmoscope with established retinal imaging techniques for ophthalmoscopic imaging.

Methods: Eighty eyes with a variety of retinal and choroidal lesions were assessed on the same time point using Topcon color fundus photography (CFP) montage, Optos red/green (RG), Heidelberg SPECTRALIS MultiColor 55-color montage (MCI), and novel Optos red/green/blue (RGB). Paired images of the optic nerve, retinal, or choroidal lesions were initially diagnosed based on CFP imaging.

The eSAH score: a simple practical predictive model for SAH mortality and outcomes.

We developed a simple quantifiable scoring system that predicts aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) mortality, delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI), and modified Rankin scale (mRS) outcomes using readily available SAH admission data with SAH volume (SAHV) measured on computed tomography (CT). We retrospectively analyzed a cohort of 277 patients with aSAH admitted at our Comprehensive Stroke Center at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, between January 5, 2012, and February 24, 2022. We developed a mathematical radiographic model SAHV that measures basal cisternal SAH blood volume using a derivation of the ABC/2 ellipsoid formula (A = width/thickness, B = length, C = vertical extension) on noncontrast CT, which we previously demonstrated is comparable to pixel-based manual segmentation on noncontrast CT.

Sensitivity of detecting interictal epileptiform activity using rapid reduced montage EEG.

Objective: Rapid EEG devices (REDs) have demonstrated substantial benefit regarding reduced time to performance of study and diagnosis in cases where urgent EEG is needed to evaluate patients for potentially revealing nonconvulsive status epilepticus and seizures. However, urgent EEG is also important in identifying cases regarding the need for initiation of antiseizure medication as well as triaging the use of continuous EEG monitoring. Some forms of REDs have a reduced montage (RRME) with electrode derivations that are one-half of standard recordings.

Advancing Neurocritical Care with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: The Promise, Practicalities, and Pitfalls ahead.

Expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of medicine is changing the paradigm of clinical practice at a rapid pace. Incorporation of AI in medicine offers new tools as well as challenges, and physicians and learners need to adapt to assimilate AI into practice and education. AI can expedite early diagnosis and intervention with real-time multimodal monitoring.

Anatomical analysis of vertebral arteries in vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: A multi-center study.

Background: Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is a rare disease with significant morbidity. Its propensity for posterior circulation and relationship with aneurysms is poorly understood. Here, we aimed to describe the anatomical characteristics of the vertebral arteries (VA) in patients with VBD.