UC San Diego Neurocritical Care

Official account of the UCSD Neurocritical Care Division

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

Congrats to our former UCSD NCC Fellow, Dr. Steven Yang, on bringing our UCSD NCC Brain Code protocol to his hospital, Sutter Medical Hospital Sacramento where he is now the NCC Director. #UCSDNCCFellowship, #NCC

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

🎓 Looking for a Fellowship? Make San Diego home! 🌊☀️ San Diego ranks in the 94th percentile for quality of life among 99 cities across the Americas.
Build your career with our UCSD NCC family and enjoy where you live!
📊 Source: Visual Capitalist (Oct. 2026): https://t.co/6ctr14AOo6
#ncc #UCSD

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

Answer: Methylpredinsolone 30mg/kg/d as soon as possible followed by consideration of urgent PLEX + tocizilumab in severe cases. Our patient got all 3. Did you know there's actually an consensus statement on this? https://t.co/8xkgucj6sY

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

This just seen: a 24yoF presents with URI sxs and is flu A+; over 3 days develops AMS and seizures, LP is benign, and MRI is consistent w/ #AcuteNecrotizingEncephalopathy. What is the recommended emergent treatment (give within 24h?)

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

UCSD NCC Senior Fellows Jony Rodriguez, Ben Kartub and his beautiful family enjoying their caffeine and flying fish at Pike Place Market during NCS. Just another perk of training with UCSD NCC: funded conference travel! #NCS2026 #ucsdneuro #ucsdnccfellowship

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

We had a great time hanging with UCSD NCC team at Dr. Lam's beautiful lakeside vacation home while in town for NCS! When you become part of the UCSD family, you're family for life! #ncc #ncs2026

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

👏 Shoutout to our UCSD NCC attending Dr. Labuzetta and medical student, Henry Chen for presenting their poster on quality of life in neurological survivors at the NCS Annual Meeting! Proud of our UCSD team! #NCS2026, #NCC

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

Congrats to Ben on presenting “Nimodipine Use in Patients With Non-Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage” at the NCS Annual Meeting! His work explored nimodipine use in non-aneurysmal SAH patients, finding no difference in outcomes between treated and untreated groups.#NCS2026

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

Congratulations to our Dr. Mahta on being awarded Fellow of Neurocritical Care Society status at the 2026 Annual Neurocritical Society Meeting. #NCS2026, #ncc

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

A special moment for the UC San Diego team at the NCS Annual Meeting! Bringing together current and former UC San Diego team members to reconnect, celebrate our shared accomplishments, and strengthen the bonds that make our NCC team special. #NCS2026 #NCC

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

📣Congratulations to one of our senior fellows, Ben on receiving a Travel Award to NCS! 🧠 We're proud to celebrate this achievement and look forward to seeing him present his poster on Wednesday Oct 21, from 4-5PM at the NCS Annual Meeting! Way to go, Ben! 👏#NCS2026, #nccu

[Neurocritical Care Society @neurocritical]

📊 Join us in the Poster Hall to connect with researchers and explore innovative studies shaping the future of neurocritical care.

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

Happy NCS week! 🧠Six of our team members- including attending, NPs and fellows - are coming together at the NCS annual meeting to learn, share knowledge and connect with colleagues in Neurocritical care. #NeurocriticalCare, #NCS2026, @neurocritical

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

MRI for #AcuteNecrotizingEncephalitis. With the appropriate emergent treatment from our expert neurointensive care team, this patient is now awake, oriented, and following commands in all her extremities. #UCSDNCCsaveslives.

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

This just seen: a 24yoF presents with URI sxs and is flu A+; over 3 days develops AMS and seizures, LP is benign, and MRI is consistent w/ #AcuteNecrotizingEncephalopathy. What is the recommended emergent treatment (give within 24h?)

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

📢 The 2026 AHA/ASA Guideline for acute ischemic stroke is here. Key updates:
🧠 IV thrombolysis & tenecteplase
🧠 Endovascular thrombectomy
🧠 Reperfusion selection
🧠 Stroke systems of care
An essential read for anyone caring for acute stroke patients.

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

Join some of our team and our community in the AHA Heart Walk on September 19th at Balboa Park! ❤️

[UC San Diego Neurocritical Care @UCSDNCC]

Congratulations to our senior Fellow, Dr. Benjamin Kartub for being selected as a travel Grant Recipient by the NCS! We are proud of you and your work and are looking forward to hearing your research presentation at NCS!