Intensive Care for Neurological Trauma and Disease

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Pages xi-xiv, Harvey Shapiro
Preface, Page xv, Barth A. Green, Lawrence F. Marshall, T.J. Gallagher
Acknowledgments, Page xvi
Emergency Medical Services and the Pre-Hospital Care of Spinal Cord Injuries, Pages 1-20, Barth A. Green, K.John Klose, James T. O'Heir
Emergency Room Management for Neurological Trauma and Disease, Pages 21-29, Bernard Elser
Intensive Care Evaluation of the Comatose Patient, Pages 31-46, Joseph R. Berger, Robert B. Daroff
Panel Discussion, Pages 47-51, Marshall, Daroff, Else, Green
The Multiple Injury Patient, Pages 53-59, George H. Rodman Jr.
Fluids, Salts and Blood, Pages 61-68, T.J. Gallagher
Metabolic Considerations, Pages 69-75, George H. Rodman Jr.
Renal Function Syndromes, Pages 77-93, David J. Jaffe
Panel Discussion, Pages 95-105, Shapiro, Gallagher, Jaffe, Rodman
Physiologic Basis for Monitoring Cardiovascular Systems, Pages 107-116, T.J. Gallagher
PEEP and IMV: Definition and Utilization, Pages 117-124, Bradley H. Ruben
Surgical Intensive Care Unit Computerized Data Management System, Pages 125-129, Jeffrey S. Augenstein
Panel Discussion, Pages 131-139, Gallagher, Augenstein, Ruben
The Pre-and Postoperative Patient Intracranial Considerations, Pages 141-153, Harvey Shapiro
Increased Intracranial Pressure: Diagnosis, Monitoring and Treatment, Pages 155-169, Lawrence F. Marshall
Panel Discussion, Pages 171-175, Marshall, Shapiro
Electrophysiological Recording in the ICU, Pages 177-200, R. Eugene Ramsay
Evoked Responses: Use in a Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Pages 201-215, Takashi Tsubokawa, R. Eugene Ramsay
Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Pages 217-227, Myron D. Ginsberg
Panel Discussion, Pages 229-234, Marshall, Ginsberg, Ramsay, Tsubokawa
Head Injury, Pages 235-248, Lawrence F. Marshall
Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Emergency Room Care and Diagnosis, Medical and Surgical Management, Pages 249-271, Barth A. Green, K. John Klose
Cerebrovascular Disease: A Neurosurgeon's Perspective, Pages 273-292, Arthur L. Day
The Early Management of Cerebrovascular Disease: A Neurologist's Perspective, Pages 293-302, Steve D. Wheeler, Peritz Scheinberg
Panel Discussion, Pages 303-311, Green, Marshall, Scheinberg
Pediatric Intensive Care: General Considerations, Pages 313-330, Bernard H. Holzman
Pediatric Neurosurgical ICU: Special Issues, Pages 331-339, Larry K. Page
Pediatric Neurology ICU: Special Issues–Seizure Control, Pages 341-349, Richard G. Curless
Panel Discussion, Pages 351-354, Marshall, Curless, Holzman, Page
Metabolic Encephalopathy: A Mechanistic Approach, Pages 355-359, Alan H. Lockwood
Neuromuscular Crise, Pages 361-385, D. Ram Ayyar
Panel Discussion, Pages 387-389, Marshall, Ayyar, Lockwood
Answers to Self-Evaluation Quizzes, Pages 391-392
Author Index, Page xvii
Subject Index, Pages xix-xxii