In recent years, significant gains have been made in neurocritical care because of improved monitoring techniques, neurosurgical approaches, and therapies for various complex neurologic and neurosurgical conditions. In Critical Care Neurology and Neurosurgery, a panel of world-renowned experts in neurocritical care comprehensively reviews the most important clinical issues facing critically ill neurologic and neurosurgical patients. Beginning with recommendations for the organization of a modern and efficient neurosciences critical care unit, these experts provide pertinent basic, clinical, diagnostic, and management guidelines for all the conditions commonly encountered in the neurocritical care unit, including the management of traumatic brain injury, autonomic disorders, postoperative recuperation, and endovascular treatment. In addition, the authors 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.
Authoritative and comprehensive, Critical Care Neurology and Neurosurgery provides critical care physicians and nurses, neurologists, neuroanesthesiologists, and neurosurgeons easy access to the most up-to-date guidelines for effective care of patients suffering serious and acute diseases of the brain and spinal cord.

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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.

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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 NeurointensiveCare of the Acute Ischemic Stroke Patient Neeraj Badjatia, Thanh N. 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 R. 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, II, 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 Appendices Index