Neuro Exam Pearls: Upper limb
I don't know about you, but I've always wanted to be able to perform a…
Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
Headache and a near miss case of Temporal Arteritis
Temporal Arteritis also known as Giant Cell Arteritis, affects the medium and large arteries and…
BP Control in Intracerebral Bleeds
A/Prof Peter Kas looks at the topic, of how tightly we must control the blood…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Not SAH: Are We Done?
A/Prof Peter Kas looks at the patient who has presented with sudden onset of headache…
Dr Peter Kas31/01/2023
Status Epilepticus: Get the Ketamine
A/Prof Peter Kas looks at the status and refractory as well as super refractory status…
Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
Status Epilepticus
Convulsive Status Epilepticus accounts for up to 75% of all status epilepticus(1). We recognise it in…
Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
Carotid Artery Dissection
Patients can present to us with a sudden severe headache, also known as a thunderclap…
Dr Peter Kas19/01/2023
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
You've just seen a patient with sudden onset of headache. They have presented within 6…
Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
There is no Consensus in the way we investigate potential subarachnoid haemorrhage!
Introduction A 38 year old woman presents to the emergency department, with sudden onset severe…
Dr Peter Kas23/07/2025
Should We Lower BP in Inra-Cerebral Haemorrhage- ATACH-2
Introduction Two days after speaking at the EMCORE Conference on blood pressure control in intra-cerebral…
Dr Peter Kas10/01/2023
The Penumbra Conundrum: Intracranial Haemorrhage
How to Control Blood Pressure in Intracranial Haemorrhage The scenario is this: A 62 year old…
Dr Peter Kas10/01/2023
Sudden Headache in 2016: Let’s start to question
Here I am, in front of a 43 year old female patient who tells me…
Dr Peter Kas30/07/2025
Case: Leg Weakness and a Sensory Level
THE CASE A 35yo patient presents with multiple complaints which include: lower abdominal pain retrosternal…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The Oculocephalic Reflex
What is the Oculocephalic Reflex and how do you use it? This reflex is brainstem…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Pseudo vs real seizure
If you've worked in the emergency department for a few years, you will have seen…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Head Injury in Kids
Up to 60% of children that come to Emergency Departments with a head injury have…
Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
