AAN 2021

NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine residents and faculty will discuss research findingson topics ranging from racial disparities in smoking cessation after stroke to a rare case of sphenoidal aspergillus fumigatus invasion. Also, find out about the impact of social media on the 2020-2021 resident recruitment cycle and how neurology morning report can help reduce neurophobia in preclinical medical students.

Selected Presentations

Title: COVID Impact on Acute Stroke Care
Title: Implications for Promotions and Tenure: Team Science
Mitchell S. V. Elkind, MD, MS, FAAN, FAHA

Title: Comparison of EEG and Neuroimaging Modalities in Localizing Epileptogenic Foci in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Min Ye Shen, MD

Title: Neuroscience in the Clinic: Multimodal Tools for Cardiac Arrest Neuroprognostication
Sachin Agarwal, MD, MPH  

Title: Neuroscience in the Clinic: Biological consequences of Structural Racism
Randolph Marshall, MD, MS

Title: Neuroscience in the Clinic: Multimodal Tools for Cardiac Arrest Neuroprognostication
Presentation Title: Case Presentation 
Sachin Agarwal, MD, MPH

Session Title: Neuroscience in the Clinic: Multimodal Tools for Cardiac Arrest Neuroprognostication
Presentation Title: Case Presentation: Follow Up 
Sachin Agarwal, MD, MPH

Session Title: Neuroscience in the Clinic: Multimodal Tools for Cardiac Arrest Neuroprognostication
Sachin Agarwal, MD, MPH

Session Title: Neuroscience in the Clinic: Neurobiological Consequences of Racism on Health Outcomes
Presentation Title: Associations Between Access to Healthcare and Race in Cardiac Arrest Survivors During the COVID-19 Pandemic 
Farrell LM, Shen E, Roh D, Park S, Claassen J, Edmondson D., *Agarwal S. 

Poster presentations

Characterizing Covid-19 Pandemic Related Anxiety and Its Impact on Cardioprotective Health Behaviors Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Cardiac Arrest Survivors. 
Shen E, Birk JL, Shechter A, Diaz K, Roh D, Park S, Claassen J, Elkind MSV, Edmondson DE, Agarwal S.

The Adverse Mental Health Impact of Emergency Medical Services Related Public Health Messaging for Cardiac Arrest Patients During the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Preston C, Shen E, Abukhadra SL, Roh D, Park S, Claassen J, Edmondson DE, Agarwal S.

Aversive Cognitions and Engagement in Physical Activity at Hospital Discharge and 1 Year After Cardiac Arrest. 
Diaddigo S, Chee M, Roh D, Park S, Claassen J, Edmondson DE, Agarwal S.

Underutilization of a post-cardiac arrest consult service for standardization of a guideline-based multimodal neuroprognostication algorithm in comatose survivors.
Tong W, Waldrop G, Brust JC, Thakur KT, Roh D, Park S, Claassen J, Agarwal S

Associations of negative and positive psychological factors with fear of COVID-19 among racially and ethnically diverse cardiac arrest survivors.
Tong W, Sekiguchi L, Birk JL, Roh D, Park S, Claassen J, Edmondson DE, Agarwal S.

Increased Utilization of Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Reduce COVID-19 Anxiety in Diverse Cardiac Arrest Survivors in New York City.
Aguirre JA, Reyna T, Roh D, Park S, Claassen J, Edmondson DE, Agarwal S.

24-week open label clinical trial to test safety and efficacy of oral weekly prednisone in adults with Becker (BMD) and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD). 
Aaron S. Zelikovich
Session Name: P19: Inherited Muscle Disorders  
Topic: Neuromuscular and Clinical Neurophysiology (EMG) 

Acute Immune-Mediated Thrombosis and Chronic Thrombophilia causing Acute Ischemic Stroke: a case report 
Marialaura Simonetto, Jens Witsch, Neal Parikh
Session Name: P5: Cerebrovascular Disease: Systemic Disease and Stroke 
Topic: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology

#HowToNeuroTwitter: Evaluating the Impact of a Comprehensive  #NeuroTwitterNetwork Guide for the 2020-2021 Neurology Residency Application Cycle
Aaron S. Zelikovich, Matthew S. Robbins
Session Name: P25: Research Methodology and Education: Other Education 
Topic: Research Methodology and Education  

Feasibility of a Resident-Created Multiple Choice Question of the Week to Augment Case Based Learning
Melvin Parasram, Shamelia Loiseau, Andrea Yoo, Judy Ch'ang, Jacqueline Stone, Matthew Robbins
Session Name: P25: Graduate Medical Education: Pedagogies and Curriculum 
Topic: Research Methodology and Education  

Designing and Implementing a Resident as Educator Track
Joseph Safdieh, Moises Dominguez, Sarah Parauda, Richard Isaacson, Matthew Robbins
Session Name: P25: Graduate Medical Education: Pedagogies and Curriculum 
Topic: Research Methodology and Education  

Assessing the Impact of Neurology Morning Report on Neurophobia among Preclinical Medical Students
Sarah Parauda, Rina Davidson, Ryka Sehgal, Alice Tao, Cali Callaway, Chelsea Boydstun, Emily Lang, Julia Klein, Carrie Sha, Matthew Robbins, Joseph Safdieh, Harini Sarva
Session Name: P25: Undergraduate Medical Education 
Topic: Research Methodology and Education 
Palliative Care: Understanding Body Intactness in Chinese Culture
Zehui Wang
Session Name: P23: Comprehensive Palliative Care from the ICU to the Outpatient Setting
Topic: Pain and Palliative Care

Utilization of Routine Biomarkers for Prediction of an Infectious or Autoimmune Etiology in Encephalitis
Kiran Thakur, Rachelle Dugue, Eileen Harrigan, Carla Kim, Vivian Ssonko, Jacqueline Gofshteyn, Mu Ji Hwang
Session Name: P2: Autoimmune Encephalitis: Treatment, Biomarkers, and Prognosis 
Topic: Autoimmune Neurology

Is the MyCap Finger Tapping Smartphone Application Effective in Differentiating Healthy Controls from Parkinson’s disease Patients? Preliminary Pilot Study Data
Susmit Tripathi, Samantha Barkan, Yu Hou, Fei Wang, Harini Sarva
Session Name: P14: Parkinson's Disease: Motor Symptoms 
Topic: Movement Disorders  

Sphenoidal Aspergillus fumigatus invasion leading to occlusion of internal carotid artery and watershed infarcts. Updating the management paradigm with recommendations for early screening and prevention of vascular pathologies
Nara Miriam Michaelson
Session Name: P13: Vascular Complications of Neurologic Infections 
Topic: Infectious Disease

Pituitary lesion suggestive of a tumor but subsequently found to be an abscess. Updating the diagnostic paradigm with recommendations for management and effective early treatment 
Nara Miriam Michaelson
Session Name: P13: NeuroID: Therapeutics 
Topic: Infectious Disease

Creating a Neurology Department Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee 
Jasmin Marie Harpe, Joseph Safdieh, Susan Broner, Greta Strong, Matthew Robbins
Session Name: P11: Health Care Disparities 1 
Topic: Health Care Disparities  

Detailed EEG pattern and spectral analysis can prognosticate good and poor neurologic outcomes after cardiac arrest
Kurt Qing, Peter Forgacs, Nicholas Schiff
Session Name:N6: Neuroscience in the Clinic: Multimodal Tools for Cardiac Arrest Neuroprognostication  
Topic: Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG)

Nationwide Racial Disparities in Smoking Cessation after Stroke in the United States
Neal Parikh, Melvin Parasram, Yongkang Zhang, Saad Mir, Halina White, Babak Navi, Hooman Kamel
Session Name:S30: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Stroke Disparities, Telestroke, and HTN in Stroke Survivors  
Topic: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology