Bell’s Phenomenon
Bell's Palsy is an ipsilateral Cranial Nerve VII (lower motor neuron) palsy. One of the…
Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage.
The 2022 Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage have just been released by the American…
Diplopia
A lot of people have asked for the Diplopia lecture I gave in Sydney last…
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Sudden Hearing Loss
A 64 year old male is sent into the Emergency Department by an audiologist with…
Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
Risk Stratification of Sudden Headache
This week we try something different. I interview the lead author of a recent paper…
Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
A 28 year old woman presents to the emergency department with one week of headaches.…
Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
Can you diagnose the cause of DIPLOPIA? Take the test.
Read the Blog on Diplopia.
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Bell’s Palsy
What is Bell's Palsy? It is an ipsilateral Cranial Nerve VII (lower motor neurone) palsy. There…
Dr Peter Kas03/08/2023
Trigeminal Neuralgia
An excellent review article on Trigeminal Neuralgia, has just come out in the NEJM(1). Here…
Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
Transient Ischaemic Attack
A recent clinical practice article in the NEJM(1) on Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) gave a…
Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
CRASH-3 Trial
The CRASH-3 Trial has been published. CRASH-2 demonstrated that early administration of tranexamic acid(within 3…
Dr Peter Kas01/05/2026
Diplopia
A patient presenting to the Emergency Department with diplopia can be a diagnostic challenge. Which…
Dr Peter Kas01/08/2023
Phenytoin and Levetiracetam: EcLIPSE and ConSEPT trials
There has been a longstanding discussion over which is the best second-line agent to use…
Dr Peter Kas12/07/2019
The Patient with Diplopia
A 58 yo male presents to the emergency department with an 8 hour history of…
Dr Peter Kas22/06/2023
A new DAWN for stroke treatment
Last week we looked at a case study involving a patient who awoke with stroke…
Dr Peter Kas03/08/2023
MCA Stroke management. It’s time for a rethink
Dealing with acute major vessel occlusion stroke in a peripheral hospital setting is not what…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
