Decision Making in Neurocritical Care

From important aspects of the physical examination to imaging studies to treatment options and dosage guidelines,
Decision Making in Neurocritical Care provides a solid introduction to the evidence-based management of patients in the
neurological intensive care unit. Succinct text in a highly accessible bullet-point format details the essentials of
history-taking, physical examination, differential diagnosis, diagnostic evaluation, and treatments for a range of
neurological problems in the critical care setting.

Special features:

Brief vignettes of typical cases emphasize key questions for the physician to consider and urgent orders to be given

Coverage of the basics of neurocritical care, including techniques of intubation, ventilator management, sedation, and
multimodality monitoring

Pearls and pitfalls highlight key points in patient management

Convenient medication tables, including dosages, adverse effects, and contraindications

Consistent presentation in each chapter enhances ease of use

Ideal for neurologists, neurosurgeons and critical care physicians at all levels, this book is invaluable for
optimizing patient care. It is also an excellent choice for board review preparation in these specialties.


Contents
Foreword . . . . . . vii
Preface . . . . . . . . . ix
1 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Harshpal Singh, Joshua B. Bederson, and Jennifer A. Frontera
2 Traumatic Brain Injury . . 20
Chad Miller
3 Intracerebral Hemorrhage . . . . . . . . . . 36
Stanley Tuhrim
4 Antiplatelet- and Anticoagulation-Associated
Intracranial Hemorrhage . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fred Rincon, Andres Fernandez, and Stephan A. Mayer
5 Status Epilepticus . . . . . . 63
Jan Claassen and Lawrence J. Hirsch
6 Malignant Ischemic Stroke . . . . . . . . . . 76
Katja E. Wartenberg
7 Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis . . . . . . . . . . 95
Isabel Fragata and Aman Patel
8 Acute Spinal Cord Injury . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Scott Meyer, Jennifer A. Frontera, Arthur Jenkins III,
and Tanvir Choudhri
9 Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy . 121
Adam Webb and Owen Samuels
10 Neurologic Infections . . 134
Stephen Krieger
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11 Myasthenic Crisis . . . . . 149
Mark Sivak and Jennifer A. Frontera
12 Guillain-Barre Syndrome . . . . . . . . . . 162
Jennifer A. Frontera
13 Critical Illness Polyneuropathy and Myopathy . . 174
Valerie Dechant, Eduardo Adonias de Sousa,
and Kiwon Lee
14 Brain Death and Organ Donation . . . 182
Jennifer A. Frontera
15 Management of Elevated Intracranial Pressure . . 195
David Seder, Stephan A. Mayer, and
Jennifer A. Frontera
16 Airway Management and Sedation . 219
David C. Kramer, Irene Osborn, and Meagen Gaddis
17 Ventilator Management . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Mariana Nunez, Roopa Kohli-Seth, Zinobia Khan,
Moses Bachan, and Jennifer A. Frontera
18 Prophylaxis . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Sherry Hsiang-Yi Chou
19 Glucose Management and Nutrition 270
Jennifer A. Frontera
20 Induced Normothermia and Hypothermia . . . . . . 283
Katja E. Wartenberg and Stephan A. Mayer
21 Basics of Neuroimaging 299
Chitra Venkatasubramanian and Christine A. Wijman
22 Grades of Recommendations Based on Level of Evidence . . . . 317
Jennifer A. Frontera
Index . . . . . . . . . 323
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