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Dr. Melissa Ko, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAN
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Neurologist, Neuro-ophthalmologist, Physician leader, patient advocate, Yalie, UPenn trained, Professor of Indiana Univ School of Medicine
Indianapolis, INJoined February 2019

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Nice to see some data on this controversial topic. Appears safe to defer lumbar puncture #LP for patients with mild #papilledema & typical features of #IIH wo red flags. LP not always easy, requiring #ER visit or hospital admit. #eyetwitter #neurotwitter #Migraine #Headache
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Can Lumbar Puncture Be Safely Deferred in Patients With Mild Presumed #IIH?: JNO Article: bit.ly/JNO_Defer_LP_I #brain #eye #vision #research #NeuroTwitter #NeuroOphth #EyeTwitter #MedTwitter #Papilledema #LumbarPuncture @MicieliMD @kensingtonHlth @UnityHealthTO @UHN @UofT
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Having agreed upon terminology is so crucial for clear communication, #papilledema is only for disc edema from elevated #ICP, any other cause is just "optic disc edema" totally different work-up / treatment/ prognosis #eyetwitter #neurotwitter
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#papilledema indicates disc edema from elevated #ICP, but during 2011-2022 "papilledema" misused in journal articles in 40% authored by #ophthalmology, 73% by #neurology, & 84% by #neurosurgery. @MicieliMD @KensingtonHlth @UnityHealthTO @UofT ow.ly/glcz50L2ajS #eyetwitter
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Walk into a room of med students and ask them to raise their hands if they were an undergrad neuroscience major. It seems like half the hands go up! So why do so few of them end up as neurologists? This new paper in Neurology:Education gives us a roadmap to address this.
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1/How do we get undergrad neuroscience students interested in careers in #neurology, #neurosurgery, #psychiatry, & related fields? @MiaMinenMD & colleagues have answers in their new pub 👇 Read on: Bridging Undergrad Neurosciences With Clinical Neurology ne.neurology.org/content/1/1/e2
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