The Practice of Emergency and Critical Care Neurology

Eelco Wijdicks is Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Chair of the Division of Critical Care Neurology, and Consultant, Neurological Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Saint Marys Hospital, Mayo Clinic

Part I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF RECOGNITION OF CRITICALLY ILL NEUROLOGIC PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Chapter 1 The Presenting Neurologic Emergency
Chapter 2 Criteria of Triage

Part II. EVALUATION OF PRESENTING SYMPTOMS INDICATING URGENCY

Chapter 3 "Confused and Febrile"
Chapter 4 "A Terrible Headache"
Chapter 5 "Blacked Out and Slumped Down"
Chapter 6 "See Nothing, See Double, See Shapes"
Chapter 7 "Spinning"
Chapter 8 "Moving, Jerking, and Spasm"

Part III. EVALUATION OF PRESENTING SYMPTOMS INDICATING CRITICAL EMERGENCY

Chapter 9 "Can't Walk or Stand"
Chapter 10 "Short of Breath"
Chapter 11 "Seizing"
Chapter 12 "Comatose"

Part IV. ORGANIZATION OF THE NEUROSCIENCES INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Chapter 13 The Responsibilities of the Neurointensivist
Chapter 14 The Neurointensive care unit


Part V. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT OF CRITICALLY ILL NEUROLOGIC PATIENTS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Chapter 15 General Perspectives of Care
Chapter 16 Agitation and Pain
Chapter 17 Mechanical Ventilation
Chapter 18 Nutrition
Chapter 19 Volume Status and Blood Pressure
Chapter 20 Anticoagulation and Thrombolysis
Chapter 21 Fever and Cooling
Chapter 22 Increased Intracranial Pressure


Part VI. TECHNOLOGIES IN THE NEUROSCIENCES INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Chapter 23 Monitoring Devices
Chapter 24 Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound and Neurophysiology
Chapter 25 Multimodal Monitoring and Biomarkers

Part VII. MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC DISORDERS IN CRITICAL CARE NEUROLOGY

Chapter 26 Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Chapter 27 Ganglionic and Lobar Hemorrhages
Chapter 28 Cerebellum and Brainstem Hemorrhages
Chapter 29 Major Hemispheric Ischemic Stroke Syndromes
Chapter 30 Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion
Chapter 31 Cerebellar Infarct
Chapter 32 Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Chapter 33 Acute Bacterial Meningitis
Chapter 34 Brain Abscess
Chapter 35 Acute Encephalitis
Chapter 36 Acute Spinal Cord Disorders
Chapter 37 Acute White Matter Disorders
Chapter 38 Acute Obstructive Hydrocephalus
Chapter 39 Malignant Brain Tumors
Chapter 40 Status Epilepticus
Chapter 41 Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 42 Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Chapter 43 Myasthenia Gravis

Part VIII. POSTOPERATIVE NEUROSURGICAL AND NEUROINTERVENTIONAL COMPLICATIONS

Chapter 44 Complications of Craniotomy and Biopsy
Chapter 45 Complications of Carotid Endarterectomy and Stenting
Chapter 46 Complications of Interventional Neuroradiology


Part IX. EMERGENCY CONSULTS IN THE GENERAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Chapter 47 Neurology of Transplant Medicine
Chapter 48 Neurology of Cardiac and Aortic Surgery
Chapter 49 Neurology of Resuscitation Medicine
Chapter 50 Neurology of Pregnancy

Part X. CRITICAL CARE SUPPORT

Chapter 51 Shock
Chapter 52 Cardiopulmonary arrest
Chapter 53 Acute Kidney Injury
Chapter 54 Endocrine Emergencies


Part XI. MANAGEMENT OF SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS
Chapter 55 Management of Pulmonary Complications
Chapter 56 Management of Cardiac Complications
Chapter 57 Management of Acid-Base Disorders, Sodium and Glucose Handling
Chapter 58 Management of Gastrointestinal Complications
Chapter 59 Management of Nosocomial Infections
Chapter 60 Management of Hematologic Complications and Transfusion
Chapter 61 Management of Complications Associated with Vascular Access
Chapter 62 Management of Drug Reactions


Part XII. DECISIONS AT THE END OF LIFE AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

Chapter 63 The Diagnosis of Brain Death
Chapter 64 Donation after Cardiac Death
Chapter 65 Organ Procurement
Chapter 66 Ethical and Legal Matters

Part XIII. FORMULAS AND SCALES

Part XIV. GUIDELINES


Index