Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis
Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis In the past 20 years the complexity of caring for patients with acute encephalitis and meningitis in the critical care setting has increased. This is…
CRITICAL CARE
Status Epilepticus
Status Epilepticus Status epilepticus (called “status” throughout this chapter) is a life-threatening neurological emergency with a high mortality and morbidity. In several series it accounts for 1% to 8% of…
Treatment of the Critically Ill Patient with Myasthenia Gravis
Treatment of the Critically Ill Patient with Myasthenia Gravis Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an uncommon disorder of immune pathogenesis that affects neuromuscular transmission and causes regional and generalized fatigable weakness….
Critical Care of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Critical Care of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), as it is commonly known, or acute inflammatory polyneuropathy, is the most frequent cause of acute and subacute generalized paralysis now that…
Hypoxic-Ischemic Cerebral Injury
Hypoxic-Ischemic Cerebral Injury The cerebral effects of cardiac arrest are not strictly a neurological intensive care unit (neuro-ICU) problem; neurologists and intensivists are called on to give authoritative opinions regarding…
Intensive and Postoperative Care of Intracranial Tumors
Intensive and Postoperative Care of Intracranial Tumors Although patients who have just been operated on for tumor occupy a large proportion of beds in many neurological intensive care units (neuro-ICUs),…
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) represents a small portion of cerebrovascular disease, but accounts for a significant amount of stroke morbidity and mortality. The annual incidence of nontraumatic SAH is…
Management of Nontraumatic Brain Hemorrhage
Management of Nontraumatic Brain Hemorrhage The third most common cause of death in the United States is cerebrovascular disease, and 10% to 15% of strokes are intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH). There…
Critical Care of Acute Stroke
Critical Care of Acute Stroke The intensivist is in a position to make substantial contributions to the care of stroke patients. The problem of clinically serious and anatomically large stroke…
Head Injury
Head Injury Head trauma remains a major health predicament despite extensive preventive efforts. The magnitude of the problem can be appreciated by pointing out that approximately 2 million people suffer…
