American Heart Association’s 2022 Heart & Stroke Walk
On October 22, 2022, the Division of Neurocritical Care & Stroke participated in the American Heart Association’s 2022 Heart & Stroke Walk at the USC LA Memorial Coliseum. ... Read More »
USC Stroke Program at the LA Times Festival of Books
The spirit of volunteerism and commitment to excellence make us proud to be serving together as a USC family. The Keck Medicine of USC Stroke ... Read More »
Newborn cells in the epileptic brain provide a potential target for treatment
Over the years, everyone loses a few brain cells. A study led by scientists from USC Stem Cell and the USC Neurorestoration Center presents evidence that adults can replenish at least some of what they’ve lost by generating new brain cells, and that this process is dramatically altered in patients with long-term epilepsy.
Amytis Towfighi’s book on strokes wins Silver at independent book publishing awards
Amytis Towfighi A book co-written by Amytis Towfighi, MD, associate professor of neurology (clinical scholar), was a Silver winner at the 2021 Independent Book Publishers Association's ... Read More »
New stroke study measures success of self-management workshops
(Illustration by iStock) Stroke survivors may see their quality of life enhanced by self-management programs, if organizers can overcome the challenges of getting this group to ... Read More »
The American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference — Feb. 19-21, 2020
Faculty and staff from the Division of Neurocritical Care and Stroke attended the 2020 International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles, from Feb. 19-21. The ISC brings together the ... Read More »
Skid Row Carnival of Love – January 25, 2020
On January 25, the Keck Medicine of USC Stroke Program and the Nurses of USC participated in the Wayfarer Foundation’s Skid Row Carnival of Love. The Wayfarer Foundation ... Read More »
Who Receives Advanced Stroke Care? It May Depend on Traffic
Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles | Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III When someone has an acute stroke, early access to specialized care is ... Read More »
Neurocritical Care Society Meeting
At the Neurocritical Care Society meeting in Vancouver, Canada on October 15-18, 2019, Jynette Querubin, RN, MSN, Director of Clinical Operations & Business Intelligence, presented a poster by ... Read More »