Critical Care Neurology and Neurosurgery

TABLE OF CONTENTS


1. Introduction: General Principles of Neurocritical Care
Jose I. Suarez, MD


2. Organization of a Neurosciences Critical
Care Unit
Chere Monique Chase, MD and John A. Ulatowski


3. Cerebral Blood Flow Physiology and Monitoring
Michel T. Torbey and Anish Bhardwaj


4. Cerebral Metabolism: Implications for Neurocritically Ill Patients
Maria Briones-Galang and Claudia Robertson


5. Cerebral Edema and Intracranial Dynamics: Monitoring and Management of
Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure
Matthew Eccher and Jose I. Suarez, MD



6. Neurologic and Systemic Monitoring in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit
Daniel W. Miller and Jose I. Suarez


7. Neuro-Ophthalmologic Evaluation of the Neurocritical Care Patient
TBD


8. Neuroimaging in Neuroemergencies
Jeffrey L. Sunshine and Robert W. Tarr


9. Cardiovascular Monitoring in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit
Dinesh Arab, Jawad F. Kirmani, Andrew R. Xavier, Abutaher M. Yahia, Jose I. Suarez,
and Adnan I. Qureshi


10. Ventilatory Management in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit
David L. McDonagh and Cecil O. Borel


11. Autonomic Disorders Requiring Intensive Care
Marek Buczek, Jose I. Suarez, and Thomas Chelimsky


12. Sedation and Analgesia in the Critically Ill Neurologic and Neurosurgical Patient
Mitzki K. Hemstreet, Jose I. Suarez, and Marek A. Mirski


13. Blood Pressure Management in the Neurocritical Care Patient
Wendy C. Ziai and Marek A. Mirski


14. Nutrition and Diet Therapy in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit
Nancy A. Newman


15. Nursing Care in the Neurosciences Critical
Care Unit
Janice L. Hickman


16. Bioethical Issues in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit
Jose I. Suarez and Stuart Youngner


17. Outcomes of Neurosciences Critical Care
Gene Sung


18. Clinical Trial Design in Neurocritical Care
Yuko Palesch, Ph.D., Renee Martin, Ph.D.


19. Electronic Health Records and Research Database in Neurocritical Care: Medical
Complications in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit
Jose I Suarez, MD



20. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Acute Lung Injury
Neil McIntyre, MD


 21. Electrolyte and Acid Base Disorders
Jose L Diaz, M.D.


22. Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
Olga H. Hernandez, M.D.


23. Acute Coronary Syndrome
Joseph Parillo, M.D.


24. Acute Renal Failure
William E Mitch, M.D.


25. Acute Abdomen and Gastrointestinal Bleeding
David Y Graham, M.D.


 26. Coagulopathies
George Lopez, M.D., Ph.D.


27. Sepsis
Janice Zimmerman, M.D.


28. Neuroendocrine Failure
Baha Araft, M.D.


29. Coma and Brain Death
Alexandros L. Georgiadis, Romergryko Geocadin, Jose I. Suarez, and Osama Zaidat


30. Endovascular Therapy and Neurosciences Critical Caret
Jawad F. Kirmani, Ricardo A. Hanel, Andrew R. Xavier, Abutaher M. Yahia


31. Neurointensive Care of the Acute Ischemic Stroke Patient
Neeraj Badjatia, Thanh N. Nguyen, Walter J. Koroshetz


32. Management of Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Eliahu S. Feen, Aleksandyr W. Lavery, and Jose I. Suarez


33. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Nicholas C. Bambakidis and Warren R. Selman


34. Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Zeyad Marcos and Sophia Sundararajan



35. Traumatic Head Injury
Sandra Kuniyoshi and Jose I. Suarez


36. Spinal Cord Injury and Related Disorders
Joy Derwenskus and Osama O. Zaidat


37. Postoperative Management in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit
Tina Rodrigue and Warren R. Selman


38. Status Epilepticus
Dakshin Gullapalli and Thomas P. Bleck


39. Myasthenic Crisis
Nazli Janjua and Stephan A. Mayer


40. Critical Care of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Michael T. Torbey and J. Ricardo Carhuapoma


41. Less Common Causes of Quadraparesis and Respiratory Failure
Michael T. Torbey, Jose I. Suarez, and Romergryko Geocadin


42. Infections of the Central Nervous System
Ronald G. Riechers, II, Abel D. Jarell, and Geoffrey S.F. Ling


43. Management of the Patient With Mitochondrial Disease in the Neurosciences Critical
Care Unit
Julio A. Chalela


44. Neurocritical Care During Pregnancy and Puerperium
Panayiotas N. Varelas and Lotfi Hacein-Bey



45. Appendices
Appendix A: Nursing Flow Sheet in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit; Appendix B:
Useful Hemodynamic Parameters; Appendix C: Respiratory Parameters; Appendix D:
Interpretation of Biochemical Results of Plasma an Urine with Renal Insufficiency;
Appendix E: Renal Equations; Appendix F; Calcium and Magnesium Preparations;
Appendix G: Acid-Base Rules of Thumb; Appendix H: Differential Diagnosis of
Metabolic Acidosis; Appendix I: Composition of Common Intravenous Solutions in the
Neurosciences Critical Care Unit; Appendix J: Serum Concentrations of Frequently Used Drugs in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit; Appendix K: Dosages in Renal Failure in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit; Appendix L: Various Tube Feedings; Appendix M: Energy Requirements in Adult Patients; Appendix N: Useful Neurologic Physiologic Parameters and Scales Commonly Used in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit; Appendix O: Summary of Most Commonly Cited Clinical Trials Pertaining the Practice of Neurocritical Care.