Pediatric MS and Neuroimmunology, NICU Neurology, Child Neurology + Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. Texas Children’s Hospital. Opinions are my own
Houston, TX
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✨ Save the date! Join our Virtual Open House on Sept. 15, 2025 at 6 PM CST to learn about our Child Neurology & NDD residencies and meet our program leaders and trainees. Registration link in bio!
#nmatch2026
Kristen Fisher retweeted
Mark your calendars for our upcoming Virtual Open House.
Come hear what our CN and NDD programs have to offer!
#childneurology #childneuro #NDD #neuromatch #Match2026 #nmatch2026
✨ Save the date! Join our Virtual Open House on Sept. 15, 2025 at 6 PM CST to learn about our Child Neurology & NDD residencies and meet our program leaders and trainees. Registration link in bio!
#nmatch2026
There is still much unknown about #FIRES and #NORSE, but cases such as these can help us better understand parts of the disease, which hopefully will provide more answers and potential treatments in the future!
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Interested in febrile infection-related #epilepsy syndrome (#FIRES), #genetics, and/or #microglia? Check out our new article in @EpilepsiaJourn which implicates microglial dysfunction in FIRES pathogenesis!
@KSFisher @aleXankar @BCMChildNeuro
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Kristen Fisher retweeted
NDD isn't just a program, it's a family. Congrats Maegan, we love you! #childneuro #NDD #residency #graduation2025
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NCS endorses these upcoming virtual NORSE events.
Scientific Symposium 📆 June 3
➡️ Early recognition, treatment & communication of NORSE/FIRES
🔗 bit.ly/3GTpMEm
Family Conference 📆 June 4
➡️ Addressing doctor - family communication gaps
🔗 bit.ly/4mmaYOQ
Kristen Fisher retweeted
Status epilepticus is a life-threatening emergency where a person will have prolonged or recurrent seizures without recovery between episodes.
In @TheLancetNeuro, authors explore recent advances, challenges, & potential future directions in global care: hubs.ly/Q037-zmJ0
ALT Figure: Treatment algorithm for convulsive status epilepticus including medication adverse events and considerations for low-income and middle-income countries. Copyright: Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
Kristen Fisher retweeted
Catch @KSFisher giving the #PNCC lecture today on FIRES/NORSE, great timing with her recent paper on considering a multimodal immune modulation approach with IT Dex in FIRES doi.org/10.1002/acn3.70011
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AAN Junior Members: We are now accepting applications to become the next resident member of the Continuum Editorial Board. Applications are due April 1. Learn more at aan.com/news/seeking-member-…
@AANmember
#Neurology #MedEd #NeuroTwitter
Kristen Fisher retweeted
We’re taking applications for the neurology resident position on the Continuum editorial board for the 2025-27 term
For those trainees interested in learning more about publication and education, great chance to work with an amazing team!
Link: aan.com/news/seeking-member-…
You know how bad I want to learn how to do this. Bedside sedation and ultrasound guided LPs. No need for IR then!
No I’m not crying 😭
No 2., Derek Jeter, No. 2 🫡
Thanks to Hall of Famer @derekjeter for throwing out tonight’s ceremonial 1st pitch 🔥
ALT Derek Jeter throws out tonight’s ceremonial first pitch.
Kristen Fisher retweeted
Yankees fans doing roll call for @derekjeter and @AROD behind the set is absolutely incredible 👏🙌
Praying for good energy from my captain
Derek Jeter will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before #WorldSeries Game 3 tonight at Yankee Stadium.
ALT Derek Jeter pumps his fist in a home white Yankees uniform with navy blue lettering. He wears a navy blue #2 arm sleeve.
Kristen Fisher retweeted
I have some real concerns about what another Trump presidency means for women in this country — and I wanted to share some of my thoughts. If this resonates with you, send this video to every single person you know and remind them what’s at stake in this election.
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Captain 🤝 Captain
#RepBX
ALT Aaron Judge and Derek Jeter talk prior to game 1 of the World Series.