Newly Acquired Weakness in the Intensive Care Unit: Critical Illness Myopathy and Neuropathy David A. Chad Although preexisting neuromuscular disorders (such as myasthenia gravis and the Guillain–Barré syndrome) may cause…
Mental Status Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit: Postoperative Cognitive Impairment Joan M. Swearer Shashidhara Nanjundaswamy Cognitive dysfunction following major surgery is one of the common reasons neurologists are asked…
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Wiley Hall Majaz Moonis John P. Weaver Intracranial hemorrhage after rupture of saccular aneurysms accounts for 6% to 8% of all strokes affecting young adults. Intracranial aneurysms are…
Miscellaneous Neurologic Problems in the Intensive Care Unit Jing Ji Ann L. Mitchell Nancy M. Fontneau A wide variety of neurologic problems may confront the physician in the intensive care…
Myasthenia Gravis in the Intensive Care Unit Isabelita R. Bella Randall R. Long Few physicians have more than a passing acquaintance with myasthenia gravis, although it is by no means…
Guillain–Barré Syndrome Isabelita R. Bella David A. Chad Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) was described by Guillain, Barré, and Strohl in 1916 as an acute flaccid paralysis with areflexia and elevated spinal…
Neuro-Oncological Problems in the Intensive Care Unit N. Scott Litofsky Michael C. Muzinich Introduction Neuro-oncology encompasses the care of patients with neoplasms affecting the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous…
Cerebrovascular Disease Majaz Moonis John P. Weaver Marc Fisher Cerebrovascular disease encompasses ischemic stroke from thrombosis or embolism, and hemorrhagic stroke including intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Many patients…
Status Epilepticus Jaishree Narayanan Catherine A. Phillips Definition and Classification Status epilepticus (SE) was originally defined as seizures lasting longer than 30 minutes, or 30 minutes of recurrent seizures without…
Generalized Anoxia/Ischemia of the Nervous System Carol F. Lippa Majaz Moonis Anoxic brain injury results from inadequate oxygen supply to the brain. The clinical picture ranges from mild confusion to…
