Decision Making in Neurocritical Care

1.Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) 2.Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Subdural (SDH) and epidural hemorrhage (EDH) 3.Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) 4.Antiplatelet and anticoagulation associated intracranial hemorrhage 5.Status Epilepticus 6.Malignant ischemic stroke 7.Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis 8.Cord compression/injury 9.Hypoxic ischemic injury 10. Neurological Infections 11.Myasthenia Gravis 12.Guillain-Barre Syndrome 13.ICU myopathy/neuropathy 14.Brain death 15.Management of Elevated Intracranial pressure 16.Intubation 17.Ventilator management and sedation 18. Prophylaxis 19. Glucose management 20. Induced normothermia/hypothermia 21.Basics of Neuroimaging 22.Index of Medications

Assistant Professor of Neuro-Critical Care, Depts of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

Well-written introduction to neurocritical care...Provides a quick and easy to understand overview in a standardized and recognizable structure... -- Central European NeurosurgeryFrontera has done a phenomenal job in summarizing the available literature.--Arch NeurolA concise guide for medical students, residents, and fellows rotating in the Neuro-ICU...The most practical neurocritical care handbook published to date. -- American Academy of NeurologyA state of the art review of evidence-based neurological critical care medicine...Clear illustrations, tables, and case reports make for interesting reading and allow, e.g., quick bed-side reference to a treatment scheme...The easy to handle format of the book is appealing. It is suitable as a reference work in a clinical practice, as preparation for examinations and also for those who wish to refresh their knowledge on a particular topic...an excellent introduction [that] offers good value for money.--Minimally Invasive NeurosurgeryClearly written...[provides] a significant amount of information in relatively few pages. Black-and-white illustrations and reproductions of cerebral radiographs are of remarkably good quality...an excellent multidisciplinary overview...[provides] excellent guidance and detail.--Doody's ReviewEach chapter begins with a general description of a specific neurological injury/condition, followed by a case example and sections on history and examination, differential diagnosis, diagnostic evaluation, treatment, and prognosis. Designed for neurologists, neurosurgeons, and critical care physicians, the text is also suitable for board review preparation in these specialties.--SciTech Book News