Neurocritical Care Essentials
A Practical Guide

Uses a highly visual approach to summarise and simplify complex neurocritical care topics, providing a concise yet thorough reference.

Mypinder S. Sekhon (Author), Donald E. Griesdale (Author)

9781107476257, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 March 2015

206 pages, 9 b/w illus. 63 colour illus. 139 tables
18.6 x 12.5 x 1 cm, 0.23 kg

'This handbook succinctly presents the essential aspects of neurocritical care into a concise resource for the reader in a coherent and attractive manner.' Arun Gupta, University of Cambridge

This practical new resource uses a highly visual approach to summarise and simplify neurocritical care topics which can often seem daunting in their complexity. Diagrams, flowcharts, figures and tables highlight the main principles of disease pathophysiology, diagnosis and management, giving an easy-to-understand insight into this new and exciting field of medicine. Numerous high-quality radiographic images demonstrate the neuroimaging of neurological and neurosurgical diseases, and overviews of major clinical trials and studies provide an evidence-based perspective. Incorporating a full grounding in the fundamentals of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and examination, and summaries of key points and suggested reading for each chapter, this book is a concise yet thorough reference for all those working in neurocritical care. Ideal for both trainees and specialists in neurology, neurosurgery, intensive care, anaesthesiology, emergency medicine and internal medicine.

Foreword Arun K. Gupta
Foreword David K. Menon
Acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
Part I. Fundamentals of Neurocritical Care: 1. Neuroanatomy
2. Essential neurophysiology
3. Neurological examination
4. Neuroimaging
5. Neuromonitoring
Part II. Neurosurgical Critical Care: 6. Severe traumatic brain injury
7. Subarachnoid hemorrhage
8. Intracranial hemorrhage
9. Spinal cord injury
10. Hydrocephalus
Part III. Neurological Critical Care: 11. Ischemic stroke
12. Status epilepticus
13. Neuromuscular disorders
14. Anoxic brain injury
15. Central nervous system infections
16. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
17. Cerebral vasculitis
18. Sodium disorders
19. Autonomic dysfunction
20. Neurological complications of systemic disorders
21. Central nervous system toxicology
Index.

Subject Areas: Intensive care medicine [MMKL], Anaesthetics [MMB], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN]