Critical Care Neurology and Neurosurgery

1 Introduction.- 2 Organization of a Neuroscience Critical Care Unit: Historical Perspectives and Vision for the Future.- 3 Cerebral Blood Flow Physiology and Monitoring.- 4 Cerebral Metabolism: Implications for Neurocritically Ill Patients.- 5 Cerebral Edema and Intracranial Dynamics: Monitoring and Management of Intracranial Pressure.- 6 Neurologic and Systemic Monitoring in the NSU.- 7 Neuroimaging in Neuroemergencies.- 8 Cardiac Monitoring in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit.- 9 Ventilatory Management in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit.- 10 Treatment of Autonomic Disorders Requiring Intensive Care Management.- 11 Management of Medical Complications in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit.- 12 Sedation and Analgesia in the Critically Ill Neurology and Neurosurgery Patient.- 13 Blood Pressure Management in the Neurocritical Care Patient.- 14 Nutrition and Diet Therapy in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit.- 15 Bioethical Issues in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit.- 16 Coma and Brain Death.- 17 Endovascular Therapy and Neurosciences Critical Care.- 18 Neurointensive Care of the Acute Ischemic Stroke Patient.- 19 Management of Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage.- 20 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.- 21 Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis.- 22 Traumatic Head Injury.- 23 Spinal Cord Injury and Related Diseases.- 24 Postoperative Management in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit.- 25 Status Epilepticus.- 26 Myasthenic Crisis.- 27 Critical Care of Guillain-Barré Syndrome.- 28 Less Common Causes of Quadriparesis and Respiratory Failure.- 29 Infections of the Central Nervous System.- 30 Neuro-Ophthalmologic Evaluation of the ICU Patient.- 31 Management of the Patient With Mitochondrial Disease in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit.- 32 Neurocritical Care DuringPregnancy and Puerperium.- 33 Nursing Care in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit.- 34 Outcomes of Neurosciences Critical Care.- Appendices.

"After review of monitoring and common presentations for neurologic conditions, there is discussion of common neurologic problems seen in the intensive care unit including subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord diseases, status epilepticus, central nervous system infections, and special considerations in perioperative care. Chapters are clearly written and include line drawings and tables. Concluding the book is an outstanding group of appendixes reviewing monitoring calculations and standard assessment scores. A sample nursing flow sheet is included. "-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal