Neurocritical Care

Events in a neurological intensive care unit are not always predictable and patients can often be unstable. This practical manual is a clear and concise guide for recognising and managing neurological emergencies. Each chapter covers a crucial topic in neurocritical care, from understanding the pathophysiology of various neurological diseases, to neuroradiology used in diagnosis, and best practice for difficult decision making in the ICU. A variety of conditions are described such as haemorrhage (intracerebral, subdural, and subarachnoid), seizures, trauma and temperature dysregulation. An international team of experts have contributed chapters, providing a breadth of experience and knowledge for readers. This is an invaluable guide for clinicians on the front line of caring for patients with neurological emergencies who need life-saving answers quickly.

Reviews the pathophysiology of neurological emergencies, leading readers to a deeper understanding of why these occur in their patients

Wide ranging content encompasses the majority of disorders encountered by neurointensivists and other clinicians caring for patients with neurological emergencies

Provides practical, easy-to-follow, structured, and focused protocols for the assessment, management, and treatment of neurocritically ill patients that is accessible for clinicians at any stage of their career

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: the practice of neurocritical care Andrew Naidech
2. Measurement and treatment of intracranial pressure Tanuwong Viarasilpa and Stephan A. Mayer
3. Disorders of temperature regulation Ameeta Karmarkar and Andrew Naidech
4. Approach to neuroimaging of the brain, vessels, and cerebral edema Muhammad Umair, Tyler Hinkel, Alexander W. Korutz, Eric J. Russell and Alexander J. Nemeth
5. Airway and ventilator management of the neurologically critically ill patient Howard Lee
6. Neurocritical care pharmacology Deepika P. McConnell
7. Intracerebral haemorrhage Brandon Francis
8. Correction of coagulopathy Ahmed M. Salem and Tiffany R. Chang
9. Subarachnoid hemorrhage [including stunned myocardium] H. Alex Choi and Swathi Kondapalli
10. Subdural hematoma Peter Pruitt
11. Critical care management of neurotrauma Giang T. Quach and Michael Shapiro
12. Critical care management before and after open and intravascular procedures Aimee Aysenne and Martha Robinson
13. Shared decision-making in the Neuro-ICU Kelsey Goostrey and Susanne Muehlschlegel
14. Status epilepticus and EEG monitoring Dionne E. Swor and Deepika P. McConnell
15. Evaluation of coma Aimee Aysenne.