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Associate Professor @WashUNeurology | Chair, Early Career Committee @StrokeAHA_ASA | #MedEd

St Louis, MO
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@sauravmed
Saurav Das, MD, FAHA
4 years
Absolute honor to be on AB Baker teacher award board for just doing my favorite thing #MedEd. Thanks to @AANMember for the recognition, trainees, teachers and colleagues @WashUNeurology @uoflneurology @NeuroUky and #NeuroTwitter from who I have learnt constantly. #AANAM
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@StrokeAHA_ASA
Stroke AHA/ASA
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Advances in #Stroke by Johansen & @SposatoL critically appraises recent literature examining the timing of anticoagulation resumption in patients with atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke. https://t.co/FcW4aHs5AU
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@johanna_ospel
Johanna Ospel, MD PhD
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Where does the future๐Ÿ”ฎ lie for #EVT in acute #stroke due to #MeVO?๐Ÿค”โ“ Here are some ideas for you!๐Ÿ‘‡ https://t.co/m02k8495Ru @UPensato @mayank_G0 @mihill68 @MPeyT1 @DCNSNeuro
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Saurav Das, MD, FAHA
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๐Ÿง  Ready to debate questions shaping early-career stroke physiciansโ€™ lives? Submit to The Watershed: Early Career Stroke Debates at #ISC2026! Winners earn free registration + stage spotlight๐ŸŽค ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Last week to submit! ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://t.co/251FOhx0mz @AHAstroke @AHAmeetings @AHAScience
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Saurav Das, MD, FAHA
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Honored to deliver the keynote โ€œWhat Evidence-Based Stroke Practice Is โ€” and What It Is Notโ€ at the @UofLNeurology @UofLNeurosurg Cerebrovascular Symposium. A wonderful event โ€” and thrilled to bring home my own Louisville Slugger! @SluggerNation @WashUNeurology
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@MichaelOkun
Michael Okun
2 months
Could the Parkinsonโ€™s drug levodopa prime the brain to respond better to intensive rehabilitation following a stroke or injury? Enter the idea: Letโ€™s give dopamine pills after a stroke? Spoiler alert: This new large, randomized trial published in JAMA revealed no added benefit in
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@JAMANeuro
JAMA Neurology
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Viewpoint: Empowering primary care practitioners to manage common neurological conditions may improve access, reduce delays, and enhance care quality. https://t.co/Kk2Su58XXs @ShuvroRoy
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@BraydonDymm
Braydon Dymm, MD
3 months
Paging all neurologists, med students, and game lovers: Iโ€™m giving away 20 FREE copies of Circle of Willis! Itโ€™s the hottest new, stroke-themed board game that anyone can play. See the form below to enter a random drawing for your chance to win!
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@MicheleRomoli
Michele Romoli
4 months
Atrial fibrillation patients can still suffer a stoke while on DOACs. ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ VKA, ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐€๐‚, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐ฆ๐ž? A thread on our meta-analysis, out now in @GreenJournal https://t.co/e7zn7IsESP
neurology.org
Background and ObjectivesThe management of anticoagulation after ischemic stroke while on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) is controversial. We performed an aggregate-data meta-analysis to compare...
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@ChaturvediNeuro
Seemant Chaturvedi
4 months
Pleased to have our Viewpoint article in @JAMANeuro on distal and medium vessel occlusion strokes. Strong work by @HAlvinChenNeuro and coauthors @ESOstroke @WorldStrokeOrg https://t.co/wblCEkWIzg
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@WorldStrokeEd
World Stroke Academy
4 months
#MondayTip ๐Ÿงฌ#Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)โฌ†๏ธ stroke risk due to sickled RBCs causing vessel blockage, hemolysis, and inflammation ๐Ÿง  IS are more common in children w/SCD; HS are rarer but deadlier in young adults ๐ŸฉธTCD screening+regular blood transfusions or hydroxyureaโฌ‡๏ธstroke risk
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@stephanamayer
Stephan A Mayer
4 months
Soon we will ALL be giving IV TNK to stroke patients on DOACS. The drumbeats are pounding. Here is yet another comparative effectiveness study showing lower ICH and better mRS outcomes among DOAC pts given lytics compared to those who did not. https://t.co/9xG7XoB1x7
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ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in patients with recent ingestion of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) is a frequent challenge and remains controversial. The benefit of DOAC reversal...
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@EricTopol
Eric Topol
5 months
Having an APOฮต4 allele may be risk factor for brain hemorrhage with apixiban, a commonly used blood thinner for atrial fibrillation https://t.co/4m0H4119Uq
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@DavidSeiffge
David Seiffge
5 months
News from the Swiss Stroke Registry by โฆ@mbgoeldlin: DWI-lesions in ICH are frequent, already on admission before any intervention; associationbwith CAA and SVD burden. Suitable surrogate outcome in trials?@StrokeBernโฉ โฆ@GreenJournalโฉ
neurology.org
Background and ObjectivesDiffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesions in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are associated with poor outcomes. Knowledge about the underlying pathophysiology is...
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@draravindganesh
Aravind Ganesh
6 months
๐ŸšจTime for the stroke world to drop recertification & retraining requirements for NIHSS & mRS! Our systematic review found NO evidence of benefit from this endess exercise https://t.co/fIz7KneU4K Led by Davis Maclean @UCalgaryMed w/ @dianajyk @SCouttsMD @DrRickSwartz @JournalCJNS
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@Jan_FriSch
Jan Scheitz ๐Ÿง โšก๏ธโค๏ธ
6 months
Just published in @TheLancetNeuro and presented at #ESOC2025 The DAYLIGHT RCT showing improved detection of cardiac thrombi without delay in IVT by extended CT angiography including the heart. Great effort by @SposatoL & @RodrigoBagur and team ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ https://t.co/CugnMo1Gb8
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@drjohnm
John Mandrola, MD
7 months
Impressive is the current administrationโ€™s choice of โฆ@DrJBhattacharyaโฉ โฆ@MartyMakaryโฉ and โฆ@VPrasadMDMPHโฉ to be in key healthcare leadership roles. US health, especially non-communicable disease, is in need of sweeping change.
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thefp.com
Jay Bhattacharya, Marty Makary, and Vinay Prasad challenged the public health orthodoxy in our pages. Now, they have the power to fix things. Will they pull it off?
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Saurav Das, MD, FAHA
7 months
Please join us tomorrow in this @AHAScience #stroke awareness month webinar about roles and responsibilities of a stroke center director; how to find meaning in this role. Registration QR code below ๐Ÿ‘‡
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@StrokeAHA_ASA
Stroke AHA/ASA
7 months
The Stroke Council's Early Career Committee is hosting a series of Professional and Career Development webinars in May. #StrokeMonth How to be a Good Mentor and Mentee 12PM CT on May 23, 2025 To register and view upcoming webinars, visit: https://t.co/lGFMYNYiOd
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@UPensato
Umberto Pensato MD ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
7 months
Great article on 3D maps of the LSA territory stroke. First-order (especially when multiple) LSA territory stroke should raise suspicion of ICAD! https://t.co/XHdq0m1Hlc
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