Fixed and Dilated

Eelco F.M. Wijdicks MD, Ph.D. is Professor of Neurology, College of Medicine and Science, Mayo Clinic and established the Mayo Neurocritical Care Specialty. He was the founding editor of the journal Neurocritical Care, the official journal of the Neurocritical Care Society. He has been named Honorary Member of the Neurocritical Care Society. Additionally, he is Professor of the History of Medicine, former president of the International Society of the History of Neurosciences and prior chair of the American Academy Section of the History of Neurology. He is the author of numerous textbooks and peer reviewed papers on Neurocritical Care. He single-authored a collection of historical essays on the foundation of neurocritical care. He previously authored a medical history book on neurocritical care entitled First Famous Papers for The Neurointensivist (2013). He is an attending neurointensivist in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN.

• Preface; 1. Looking back at anatomy and neurophysiology; 2. Elucidating the neurology of respiration and assisting ventilation; 3. Refining the clinical examination in acute neurology; 4. Building intensive care units and refining the acute disorders; 5. Understanding the neurology of organ dysfunction; 6. Imaging the brain and monitoring neurophysiology; 7. Advancing neurosurgical interventions and care; 8. Forging neurocritical care pharmacology; 9. Reflecting on moral decisions in critical situations; 10. Practicing prognostication in acute brain injury; 11. Establishing brain death; 12. Anticipating tomorrow; Appendix 1. A picture gallery; Appendix 2. References; Index.