MBBS, FAAN, FCNS • Associate Professor • #ChildNeurology at University of Louisville & Norton Children’s• 🧠 • Media Editor @pedneurojournal.bsky.social • she/her • 🇮🇳🇺🇸
Arpita Lakhotia
@pedneurojournal Editorial Board meeting = Getting to be in a photo with all of these very smart people 🤯
#CNSAM
⚡️ Ped Neuro x EM ⚡️
This journal club style podcast discusses a RCT on use of ketamine + midazolam for pediatric status epilepticus that was recently published in Pediatric Neurology ⬇️
In patients with SMA, does improvement in motor function help with mental health and independence ? Yes!
This study evaluates this effect in pediatric patients with SMA type 2 and 3 who were treated with nusinersen - buff.ly/uy2d2MB
Missed the first session due to being on vacation. But catching up now and excited to join this cohort of @ndecinstitute.bsky.social!
#secretmission
How is #MOGAD similar to an octopus? 🐙
PGY-5 Dr. Ayush Gupta did a comparison in his grand rounds talk!
23rd Annual Neurology Update today, and the theme this year is Navigating Neurologic Disorders in Adolescents.
Excellent talks so far!
And an opportunity to bring back this tweet from @amygdalamd.bsky.social
Out today @courierjournal.bsky.social from my friend and colleague Dr. Allison Black:
"I'm a pediatric heart doctor. Medicaid cuts put half of Kentucky kids at risk"
www.courier-journal.com/story/opinio...
Did I just learn about yet another eponymous syndrome last week?
Why yes.
Collet Sicard syndrome — pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37707587/
This has left me wondering how many more exist that I have not yet heard of. Let’s hear your most obscure neurological syndrome/association
A week of volunteering at MDA summer camp. LOVE to see kids outside of clinic setting, and living their best life! 💛🧡
As #StrokeAwareness month comes to a close, reminder that #KidsHaveStrokesToo
www.whas11.com/article/news...
#PediatricStroke
Congress must protect Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, the backbone for caring for KY children with special health care needs.
www.courier-journal.com
Pediatric Neurology
Pediatric Neurology
Collet-Sicard syndrome (CSS) is the unilateral palsy of the cranial nerves (CN) IX, X, XI, and XII. To our knowledge, no review describes the characteristics of patients diagnosed with CSS. Therefore,...
2025 Editorial Board Meeting AT #CNSAM with change in leadership — outgoing Editor in Chief @dryasminkhakoo, and incoming Editor in Chief Dr. Shawn Aylward
#PediatricNeurology #ChildNeurology
Arpita Lakhotia
Arpita Lakhotia
Arpita Lakhotia
Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
🧠 Ready to seize a new option? Is ketamine+midazolam combo more effective for stopping pediatric status epilepticus than midazolam alone? Tune into #SGEMPeds. buff.ly/wM2joGF @thesgem.bsky.social @pedneurojournal.bsky.social @childneurosoc.bsky.social #FOAMed #PedSky #NeuroSky #MedSky #EMedSky
Pediatric Neurology
Reference: Othman AA, et al. Combined ketamine and midazolam vs. midazolam alone for initial treatment of pediatric generalized convulsive status epilepticus (Ket-Mid study): A randomized controlled…
