Textbook of Neurointensive Care

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Neurocritical Care Organization....Pages 3-8
Quality Improvement and Neurocritical Care....Pages 9-17
Neurointensive Care Medicine as an Emerging ICU Subspecialty....Pages 19-30
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Basic Neuroanatomy for the Neurointensivist....Pages 33-63
The Functional Organization of the Nervous System....Pages 65-87
Introduction to Basic Neuropathology....Pages 89-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Noninvasive Monitoring in the Neurointensive Care Unit: EEG, Oximetry, TCD....Pages 109-126
Invasive Neurological and Multimodality Monitoring in the NeuroICU....Pages 127-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Prehospital Care of the Neurologically Injured Patient....Pages 149-165
Airway Management in the Neurointensive Care Unit....Pages 167-216
Neurologic Injury and Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 217-240
Blood Pressure Management After Central Nervous System Injury....Pages 241-254
Cardiac Implications of Neurological Disease....Pages 255-280
Sedation and Analgesia in Neurointensive Care....Pages 281-291
Endocrine Issues in Neurocritical Care....Pages 293-319
Hematologic and Coagulation Implications of Neurologic Disease....Pages 321-341
Venous Thromboembolism in the Neurologic Intensive Care Unit....Pages 343-353
Water and Electrolyte Management in Neurological Disease....Pages 355-378
Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Replacement Therapy in the Neurologically Injured Patient....Pages 379-389
Nutrition in the Neurointensive Care Unit....Pages 391-407
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Neurologic Implications of Critical Illness and Organ Dysfunction....Pages 409-425
Central Nervous System Infections....Pages 427-517
Front Matter....Pages 519-519
Diagnosis and Treatment of Altered Mental Status....Pages 521-540
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Evidence-Based Medicine, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Complications....Pages 541-563
Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Evidence-Based Medicine, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Complications....Pages 565-577
Arteriovenous Malformations: Evidence-Based Medicine, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Complications....Pages 579-590
Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence-Based Medicine, Diagnosis, and Treatment....Pages 591-599
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence-Based Medicine, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Complications....Pages 601-618
Spinal Cord Injury: Evidence-Based Medicine, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Complications....Pages 619-641
Complex Spine Surgery....Pages 643-666
Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation and the ICU....Pages 667-680
Special Issues in Pediatric Neurocritical Care After Neurosurgery....Pages 681-692
Acute Ischemic Stroke: Therapy and Guidelines....Pages 693-706
Central Nervous System Neoplasia: Evidence-Based Medicine, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Complications....Pages 707-728
Elevated Intracranial Pressure....Pages 729-742
Therapeutic Hypothermia in Neurocritical Care....Pages 743-754
Cerebral Resuscitation from Cardiac Arrest....Pages 755-776
Neuromuscular Disorders in the ICU....Pages 777-798
Seizures....Pages 799-814
Front Matter....Pages 815-815
Neuroradiological Imaging....Pages 817-841
Front Matter....Pages 815-815
Intraoperative Neuroanesthesia....Pages 843-861
Postoperative Neurosurgical Care: Recovery Room Misadventures and Immediate Concerns....Pages 863-877
Neurorehabilitation....Pages 879-894
Brain Death and Management of the Potential Organ Donor....Pages 895-917
Ethical Issues in the Neurointensive Care Unit....Pages 919-939
Pharmacotherapy in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit....Pages 941-963
Back Matter....Pages 965-988