Neurocritical Care

Andrew M. Naidech, MD, MSPH is a Professor of Neurology (Section of Neurocritical Care) at Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.

• 1. Introduction: the practice of neurocritical care Andrew Naidech; 2. Measurement and treatment of intracranial pressure Tanuwong Viarasilpa and Stephan A. Mayer; 3. Disorders of temperature regulation Ameeta Karmarkar and Andrew Naidech; 4. Approach to neuroimaging of the brain, vessels, and cerebral edema Muhammad Umair, Tyler Hinkel, Alexander W. Korutz, Eric J. Russell and Alexander J. Nemeth; 5. Airway and ventilator management of the neurologically critically ill patient Howard Lee; 6. Neurocritical care pharmacology Deepika P. McConnell; 7. Intracerebral haemorrhage Brandon Francis; 8. Correction of coagulopathy Ahmed M. Salem and Tiffany R. Chang; 9. Subarachnoid hemorrhage [including stunned myocardium] H. Alex Choi and Swathi Kondapalli; 10. Subdural hematoma Peter Pruitt; 11. Critical care management of neurotrauma Giang T. Quach and Michael Shapiro; 12. Critical care management before and after open and intravascular procedures Aimee Aysenne and Martha Robinson; 13. Shared decision-making in the Neuro-ICU Kelsey Goostrey and Susanne Muehlschlegel; 14. Status epilepticus and EEG monitoring Dionne E. Swor and Deepika P. McConnell; 15. Evaluation of coma Aimee Aysenne.

'This is an effective, well-written introduction to a set of complex problems that may be seen in the emergency room, critical care unit, imaging suite, and the practice of trauma care. The presentations are concise and clear and readers will enjoy this set of chapters.' David James Dries, Doody's Reviews