Test Your Neurology Knowledge: January 18, 2025 Brain Games

Welcome to NeurologyLive® Brain Games! This weekly quiz series, which goes live every Sunday morning, will feature questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics, written by physicians, clinicians, and experts in the fields of neurological care and advocacy. Test your mettle each week with 3 questions that cover a variety of aspects in the field of neurology, with a focus on dementia and Alzheimer disease, epilepsy and seizure disorders, headache and migraine, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular disorders, sleep disorders, and stroke and cerebrovascular disease. This week's questions includes the theme of the International Stroke Conference (ISC). Click here to check out the prior iterations of Brain Games. Interested in submitting quiz questions? Contact our editor, Marco Meglio, via email: [email protected]. Recent ISC sessions have focused on thrombectomy in patients with large infarct cores. Which ASPECTS range has been shown in recent randomized trials to still benefit from endovascular therapy? ASPECTS 0–2 ASPECTS 3-5 ASPECTS 8-10 ASPECTS ≥ 9 only According to data frequently discussed at ISC, which systolic blood pressure (SBP) target after successful thrombectomy is associated with improved functional outcomes? SBP < 180 mm Hg SBP < 160 mm Hg SBP < 120 mm Hg SBP < 140 mm Hg ISC guidelines updates frequently address anticoagulation timing after ischemic stroke due to atrial fibrillation. For a moderate ischemic stroke, when is it generally appropriate to initiate direct oral anticoagulation? Within 24 hours At 3 days At 6-7 days After 30 days How did you do on this week's quiz? Let us know with a response to the poll below. Don't forget to share and compare your results with your friends!