This fully revised second edition of Seizures in Critical Care: A Guide to Diagnosis and Therapeutics is an essential guide for ICU professionals and neurologists. This invaluable title incorporates the last five years of advances in the field.

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1. Presentation and pathophysiology of seizures in the Critical Care environment: an overview. Marek A. Mirski MD PhD 2. Seizure monitoring in the ICU Invitation: Lawrence J. Hirsch, MD 3. Stroke and Critical Care seizures Panayiotis Varelas, MD, PhD and Lotfi Hacein Bey, MD 4. Traumatic Brain Injury and seizures in the ICU Andrew Beaumont, MD, PhD and Grant Sinson, MD 5. Brain Tumors and ICU seizures Efstathios Papavassiliou, MD and Panayiotis N. Varelas, MD, PhD 6. Global Hypoxia-Ischemia and Critical Care Seizures Matthew A. Koenig, MD and Romergryko Geocadin, MD 7. Seizures in Renal and Hepatic Failure and Endocrine Disease Invitation: Paul Vespa, MD, PhD 8. Seizures in Organ Transplant Recipients Greg A. Worrell, MD and Eelco FM. Wijdicks, MD, PhD, F.A.C.P. 9. Extreme Hypertension, Eclampsia and Critical Care Seizures Michel Torbey, MD, MPH, FAHA 10. Infection or Inflammation and ICU seizures Wendy C. Ziai, MD 11. Electrolyte Disturbance and Critical Care Seizures Jose I Suarez, MD 12. Alcohol Related Seizures in the Intensive Care Unit Invitation: Thomas Bleck, MD, FAAN, FACP, FCCM, FCCP 13. Drugs Used for the Critically Ill inducing Critical Care Seizures Invitation: Denise Rhoney, PharmD and Panayiotis N. Varelas, MD, PhD 14. Critical Care seizures related to illicit drugs and toxins Andreas R. Luft, MD 15. Management of status epilepticus and critical care seizures Panayiotis N. Varelas, MD, PhD and Marianna V. Spanaki, MD, PhD