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Simy K. Parikh

@SimyParikh

Headache Medicine Specialist, Neurologist. Tweets are my own.

 Philadelphia, PA
Joined February 2018
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🚨Study supported by @spinalCSFleak doi.org/10.1111/head.15060🚨 Lumbar punctures are NO LONGER the standard for diagnosing spinal CSF leak! 📊 ~32% with SIH have NORMAL opening pressure. Symptoms + imaging now drive diagnosis. @WouterSchievink @ConnieDelineMD #SpinalCSFLeak #SIH
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain | AHS Journal | Wiley Online Library

Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain | AHS Journal | Wiley Online Library

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is often referred to as “low pressure” and the measurement of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure is a key criterion for diagnosing SIH; however, the spinal...

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I am so grateful for this group of incredible patient and physician speakers who made their way to Colorado to discuss CSF leaks! @spinalCSFleak
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Take it month by month, not day by day. #SpinalCSFLeak #SIH can have a devastating impact on quality of life and can rob patients of their identity. Amazing advice by patients @spinalCSFleak #BridgingTheGap
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How can patients with #headache #SIH advocate for themselves? Amazing conference on #SpinalCSFLeak #SIH by @spinalCSFleak @AndrewCallenMD with both patient and physician perspectives. Tips from a patient #BridgingTheGap
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Today is World Stroke Day - a reminder that brain sagging from a spinal CSF leak can result in a stroke. This is a patient we treated this month who had suffered a PCA stroke. CSF-venous fistula was embolized by ⁦@marcelmaya⁩. ⁦@StrokeAHA_ASA⁩ ⁦@spinalCSFleak⁩
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Incredibly rewarding to convene the 2024 @ahsheadache Resident Education Program with co-director @melissarayhill & our amazing faculty. In our 7th year, we’ve graduated ~500 residents! Bringing #MedEd & #advocacy together started with @AANmember #AANPALF
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Thank you to our amazing @ahsheadache #HeadacheEdu faculty. 🤩👏👏👏 See ya next year! 🫶🧠💜✌️ @petergoadsby @mrobbinsmd @AmaalStarlingMD @SimyParikh @aagelfand @stephanieJnahas @UCLANeurology
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Superstars @melissarayhill @AmaalStarlingMD launch the 2024 @ahsheadache resident education program 🤩. Glad to be back meeting the bright future of #headache #migraine #cluster #SIH medicine #HeadachEdu ⭐️
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Anti-CGRP therapy improves #migraine days AND quality of life! What a wonderful time at #SHS2024 Southern #Headache Society in #Louisville complete with an amazing keynote by @DawnBuse!
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And it’s a wrap! 🙌 What an inspiring weekend with clinicians who are bringing #headache medicine to their communities @JeffHeadacheCtr @JeffCollegeNur @williambyoung59 @JeffHeadacheCtr #migraine #cluster #spinalcsfleak #pain #MedEd. Learn more at tinyurl.com/yyr235ts
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Has it been 4 years already? 🎉 kicked off our 4th yr of @TJUHospital @JeffCollegeNur #Headache Certificate Program intensive, complete with case sims and procedures with these amazing clinicans! tinyurl.com/yyr235ts #MedEd #migraine #cluster @williambyoung59 @JeffHeadacheCtr
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Epidural blood patches are a first line treatment for #spinalCSFleak and early patching can improve prognosis. So glad to have contributed to this multidisciplinary ⭐️open access⭐️ recommendation for early blood patching.
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⭐New open access paper!⭐ This multi-institution collaborative review on the role of epidural blood patching in CSF Leaks is an important addition to the literature: neurology.org/doi/10.1212/CP…

Diagnosis and Treatment of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension | Neurology Clinical Practice

Purpose of ReviewThis review focuses on the challenges of diagnosing and treating spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), a condition caused by spinal CSF leakage. It emphasizes the need for...

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Fantastic article highlighting patient and physician perspectives in @spinalCSFleak. A true must-read!
Spinal CSF Leak Foundation (@spinalCSFleak) profile pictureSpinal CSF Leak Foundation@spinalCSFleak2 May 2024
We are THRILLED to announce that our open-access paper on our Bridging the Gap Conference has been published by @TheAJNR! Many thanks to @AndrewCallenMD @MariusLBirlea and all of our patient and physician authors! ajnr.org/content/early/2024/…

Perspectives from the Inaugural “Spinal CSF Leak: Bridging the Gap” Conference: A Convergence of...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The inaugural “Spinal CSF Leak: Bridging the Gap” Conference was organized to address the complexities of diagnosing and treating spinal CSF leaks. This event aimed to...

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⭐️ @LCharlestonIVMD just made this the best exhibit at the #AANMD ⭐️. #MedEd #migraine #headache @JeffHeadacheCtr
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An amazing presidential plenary at #AAN by @drsanjaygupta on 🧠 health. Highlights for neurologists: develop short but clear brain health msgs, advocate for healthcare access for all, and gratitude, human connection, and physical activity are as important as cognitive exercises
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So excited to bring @JeffHeadacheCtr Headache Certificate Program to #AANAM! Come visit us at booth #863! Taught by experts @stephanieJnahas @williambyoung59 @abigailchuaDO @CSWhiteMD @BradKleinMDMBA @TjuhNeurology
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Open Access: Cross-sectional analysis finds Advocacy Connection Team-Now to be an effective #headache advocacy educational program for headache fellows and patients/caregivers @CSWhiteMD @JHCDrScott @williambyoung59 @KarissaArca @miles4migraine headachejournal.onlinelibrar…
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AHDA/THA@AHDAorg19 Mar 2024
275 advocates from all 50 states are on #CapitolHill today for #HOH2024 advocating for the #SafeStepAct, #NIHClinicalTrialDiversityAct, & headache care for our #veterans! But we need YOU! Send a message to your Reps and amplify our voice on Capitol Hill secure.everyaction.com/vM031…
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Important Update: Yesterday, AHS published a new consensus position statement in @HeadacheJournal about the first-line role CGRP-targeting therapies should play in the prevention of #migraine. Read the full press release here: bit.ly/43bZPqG #NeuroTwitter
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✅ exited that my paper on rebound intracranial hypertension is published with @SpringerNature! Thank you @mrobbinsmd for recognizing the need to review this important link between high and low #CSF pressure #headache ⭐️ #spinalcsfleak #IIH Open Access: rdcu.be/dAayd
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