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Neuroscience
One-Hour Concurrent Session

Conundrums in Neurocritical Care Practice

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
11:00am – 12:00pm Eastern Time
Location: Valencia Ballroom/415A
CE: 1

This session will cover frequent clinical controversies encountered in the neuro-ICU, including restarting home neuropsychiatric medications, agitation with seizure medications, and treatment of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.

Learning Objectives:

  • Appraise considerations for restarting home neuropsychiatric medications in neuro-ICU patients
  • Evaluate agitation related to seizure medications
  • Critique evidence for the utilization of direct oral anticoagulants for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

Presentations:

  • 11:05am – 11:20am Eastern Time
    Home Psychiatric Medications in Neurocritical Care: Should We Restart Them?

    Leslie Hamilton, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy

  • 11:20am – 11:35am Eastern Time
    Agitation in the Neurocritical Care Patient: Are Antiseizure Medications the Culprit?

    Ebonye Green, APRN, MSN, ACNPC-AG (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  • 11:35am – 11:50am Eastern Time
    CVST: To DOAC or Not

    Khalid Alsherbini, MD (he/him/his) – University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix