Critical Care Neurology and Neurosurgery (Current Clinical Neurology)

An authoritative and comprehensive review of the most important clinical issues facing critically ill neurologic and neurosurgical patients. The authors provide pertinent basic, clinical, diagnostic, and management guidelines for all the conditions commonly encountered in the neurocritical care unit, including the management of autonomic disorders that require critical care, postoperative management, and endovascular treatment. The authors also discuss the latest developments in the monitoring of different body systems, emphasizing the management of cardiorespiratory complications and other medical conditions that may threaten the patient's life. Also detailed are the concepts of intracranial physiology and current neuromonitoring techniques, subjects whose understanding is basic to effective management of critically ill neurologic patients. Numerous tables, figures, diagrams, and radiographs simplify and explicate both the diagnostic and therapeutic processes. Provides An Authoritative Review Of Diagnostic, Clinical, And Management Issues In Neurocritical Care; Up-to-date Treatment Guidelines Based On Available Literature And Years Of Experience; Inclusion Of Both Neurologic And Neurosurgical Conditions; Guidelines For Organizing A Neurosciences Critical Care Unit; Extensive References For Further Reading; Discussion Of Outcomes Research In Neurocritical Care; Numerous Tables, Figures, Diagrams, And Radiographs; Coverage Of The Bioethical Issues That Arise In Neurocritical Care; And An Appendix Of Different Useful Equations For Neurointensivists And House Officers. Introduction / Jose I. Suarez -- Organization Of A Neuroscience Critical Care Unit: Historical Perspectives And Vision For The Future / Chere Monique Chase And John A. Ulatowski -- Cerebral Blood Flow Physiology And Monitoring / Michel T. Torbey And Anish Bhardwaj -- Cerebral Metabolism: Implications For Neurocritically Ill Patients / Maria Briones-galang And Claudia Robertson -- Cerebral Edema And Intracranial Dynamics: Monitoring And Management Of Intracranial Pressure / Matthew Eccher And Jose I. Suarez -- Neurologic And Systemic Monitoring In The Nsu / Daniel W. Miller And Jose I. Suarez -- Neuroimaging In Neuroemergencies / Jeffrey L. Sunshine And Robert W. Tarr -- Cardiac Monitoring In The Neurosciences Critical Care Unit / Dinesh Arab, Jawad F. Kirmani, Andrew R. Xavier, Abutaher M. Yahia, Jose I. Suarez, And Adnan I. Qureshi -- Ventilatory Management In The Neurosciences Critical Care Unit / David L. Mcdonagh And Cecil O. Borel -- Treatment Of Autonomic Disorders Requiring Intensive Care Management / Marek Buczek, Jose I. Suarez, And Thomas C. Chelimsky -- Management Of Medical Complications In The Neurosciences Critical Care Unit / Jose L. Diaz, Marcela Granados, And Jose I. Suarez -- Sedation And Analgesia In The Critically Ill Neurology And Neurosurgery Patient / Mitzi K. Hemstreet, Jose I. Suarez, And Marek A. Mirski -- Blood Pressure Management In The Neurocritical Care Patient / Wendy C. Ziai And Marek A. Mirski -- Nutrition And Diet Therapy In The Neurosciences Critical Care Unit / Nancy A. Newman -- Bioethical Issues In The Neurosciences Critical Care Unit / Jose I. Suarez And Stuart Youngner -- Coma And Brain Death / Alexandros L. Georgiadis, Romergryko Geocadin, Jose I. Suarez, And Osama O. Zaidat -- Endovascular Therapy And Neurosciences Critical Care / Jawad F. Kirmani, Ricardo A. Hanel, Andrew R. Xavier, Abutaher M. Yahia, And Adnan I. Qureshi. Neurointensive Care Of The Acute Ischemic Stroke Patient / Neeraj Badjatia, Tanh Nguyen, And Walter J. Koroshetz -- Management Of Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage / Eliahu S. Feen, Aleksandyr W. Lavery, And Jose I. Suarez -- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Nicholas C. Bambakidis And Warren R. Selman -- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis / Zeyad Marcos And Sophia Sundararajan -- Traumatic Head Injury / Sandra Kuniyoshi And Jose I. Suarez -- Spinal Cord Injury And Related Diseases / Joy Derwenskus And Osama O. Zaidat -- Postoperative Management In The Neurosciences Critical Care Unit / Tina Rodrigue And Warren Selman -- Status Epilepticus / Dakshin Gullapalli And Thomas P. Bleck -- Myasthenic Crisis / Nazli Janjua And Stephan A. Mayer -- Critical Care Of Guillain-barré Syndrome / Michel T. Torbey And J. Ricardo Carhuapoma -- Less Common Causes Of Quadriparesis And Respiratory Failure / Michel T. Torbey, Jose I. Suarez, And Romergryko Geocadin -- Infections Of The Central Nervous System / Ronald G. Riechers, Jr, Abel D. Jarell, And Geoffrey S.f. Ling -- Neuro-ophthalmologic Evaluation Of The Icu Patient / Eroboghene E. Ubogu And R. John Leigh -- Management Of The Patient With Mitochondrial Disease In The Neurosciences Critical Care Unit / Julio A. Chalela -- Neurocritical Care During Pregnancy And Puerperium Panayiotis / N. Varelas And Lotfi Hacein-bey -- Nursing Care In The Neurosciences Critical Care Unit / Janice L. Hickman -- Outcomes Of Neurosciences Critical Care / Gene Sung -- Appendix -- Index. Edited By Jose I. Suarez ; Foreword By Daniel Tarsy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Neurosciences critical care units (NSU) were designed for the care of critically ill adoIescent, adult, and geriatric neurology and neurosurgery patients requiring specialized intensive nursing and medical care. Reviewing the significant enhancement of neurocritical care in the last 20 years, this text offers recommendations for the organization of a modern and efficient neurosciences critical care unit