Challenging Topics in Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care

Zahid Hussain Khan, MD, FCPS, is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran. He has previously been a Visiting Professor to the University of Alberta, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Khan has been the recipient of various honors, including the prestigious Hakim Gorjani Award in Medicine, which he received at the Avicenna Festival (Tehran University of Medical Sciences) in 2008. He is a member of the Medical Council of Iran, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society, and various other professional organizations. Dr. Khan's previous publications include the 2014 Springer book Airway Management, of which he was the sole editor.

Part 1 Traumatic And Spinal Cord Injury.- Intracranial Compliance, Traumatic Brain Injury and Management.- Advanced Monitoring in Neurocritical Care: Brain tissue Oxygen Pressure.- Predictors of Outcome in Traumatic Brain Injury.- Understanding the Process of Brain Death Declaration Through Real-Life Scenarios.- Paroxysmal sympathetic Hyperactivity Following Acute Acquired Brain Injury.- Spinal Cord Injury.- Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.- Part 2 Airway And Pain Management.- Airway Management in Neurosurgical Procedures (Along with Ventilation Management).- A New Airway Assessment for Edentulous Patients and Its Potential Role in Neurocritical Care.- Airway Management in Neurocritical Care.- Postoperative Pain Management After Craniotomy.- Part 3 Neuroanesthesia And Neurocritical Care.- Anesthesia For Awake Craniotomy.- TIVA In Neurosurgery.- Anesthetic Challenges In Pediatric Cranio-Facial Surgeries.- Acromegaly: Do They Pose airway Problems?.- Airway and Fluid Management of Patients in a Prone Position.- Anesthesia Considerations For Posterior Fossa Surgery.- Anesthesia For Pituitary Surgery.- Venous Air Embolism in Neurosurgical Patients.- Blood Glucose Concentration in Neuro-Patients.- Anesthesia for Deep Brain Stimulation.- Intra-operative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (iMRI).- Sedation In Neurocritical Care Units (NICU).- Transcranial Doppler and Transcranial Color-Coded Duplex Sonography.- The Conundrum of Postoperative Hematoma in Intracranial surgery.- Neuroprotection in Neuroanesthesia And Neurocritical Care.- Sepsis And Septic Shock.

"Challenging Topics in Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care, is the result of an international collaboration of authors from ten countries. ... trainees starting a rotation in neuroanesthesia or neurocritical care could certainly use this book as an introduction to the many challenging situations they will be confronting." (D. Chartrand, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, March, 2018)