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Take the latest #NeurologyRF quiz: A 43-yr-old woman presented with altered mental status and hypertension. She had a 3-day history of oliguria. Blood testing detected microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and severe kidney injury.

Pictured: Admission brain MRI Image
Shiga-like toxin and ADAMTS13 autoantibodies were absent. Normal ADAMTS13 activity and renal biopsy were consistent with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome with neurological involvement.
What is the first-line treatment choice for the suspected condition?
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Loved Session #2 ("How to Peer Review") of the new Scholarly Writing Workshop Series with @GreenJournal #RFS where we are improving how authors' write by understanding perspectives of the editor, reviewer, & reader.

Top🔟take away's on writing better by reviewing better in 🧵👇
#1 How to Be a Great Reviewer:
1⃣Expertise: gotta have it; even experts have imposter syn-cultivate uncertainty in yourself
2⃣Critical Appraisal: comes w/ time, experience, mentored reviews
3⃣Communicate: how to write & structure your review
4⃣Journalology: know purpose & process
#2 How to Get Involved in Peer Review as MD:
-Start w/ clinical case reports (what you know)
-Get involved w/ journals you know & submit to
-Raise your hand: email journal/editor w/ interest & expertise
-When you get it, do it now
-Do first reviews REALLY well
-Mentors = critical
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It is nice when you see a brain #MRI and instantly jump to a unique diagnosis in your mind.
A #tweetorial about #CLIPPERS Chronic Lymphocytic Inflammation with Pontine Perivascular enhancement Responsive to Steroids. #Neurology #NeurologyRF #NeuroRad #MedEd #NeuroTwitter ImageImage
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CLIPPERS is a #rare #disease being increasingly recognized. We saw a case here @UHhospitals @cwru @CwruNeuro
(The coronal brain MRIs in this tweetorial are from a published case report other than but similar to our patient- I chose to use here instead given better quality)
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Middle age patient presenting with emotional liability, subacute bilateral lower extremity weakness/numbness/spasms, ataxia and pan-sphinctric dysfunction over 4 months #NeuroRad ImageImageImage
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