Neurological and neurosurgical intensive care / Allan H. Ropper ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ropper, Allan H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurological intensive care.

Surgical intensive care.

Nervous System Diseases--therapy.

Intensive Care Units.

Critical Care.

Neurosurgical Procedures.

Medical Subjects:

Nervous System Diseases--therapy.

Intensive Care Units.

Critical Care.

Neurosurgical Procedures.

Physical Description:

vii, 391 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2004]

Summary:

The standard text and reference on neurological and neurosurgical intensive care is now in its Fourth Edition--thoroughly revised to incorporate the latest therapeutic advances and insights from the most recent clinical trials. A team of distinguished neuro-intensivists offers practical, state-of-the-art guidelines for managing the wide range of problems arising in postoperative neurosurgical care and care of patients with acute neurological diseases. This edition focuses sharply on the details of therapeutics. The authors, from leading neuro-intensive care units, have written the book collectively, giving it more cohesiveness and more of an authoritative consensus voice than previous multiauthored editions.

Contents:

Part I. General Principles of Neurological Intensive Care

1 Introduction to Critical Care in Neurology and Neurosurgery 3

2 Intracranial Physiology and Elevated Intracranial Pressure 12

3 Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Mass Effect 26

4 Pulmonary Aspects of Neurological Intensive Care 52

5 Cardiovascular Aspects of Neurological Intensive Care 92

6 Fluid and Metabolic Derangements 105

7 Fever and Infections in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit 113

8 Electrophysiologic Monitoring in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit 129

9 Persistent Vegetative State and Brain Death 154

Part II. Specific Problems in Neurological Intensive Care

10 Postoperative Neurosurgical Care 169

11 Neurological Complications of Critical Medical Illnesses 177

12 Head Injury 189

13 Critical Care of Acute Stroke 208

14 Management of Nontraumatic Brain Hemorrhage 217

15 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 231

16 Intensive and Postoperative Care of Intracranial Tumors 243

17 Hypoxic-Ischemic Cerebral Injury 260

18 Critical Care of Guillain-Barre Syndrome 278

19 Treatment of the Critically Ill Patient with Myasthenia Gravis 299

20 Status Epilepticus 312

21 Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis 321

22 Spinal Cord Injury 349

23 Ethical and Legal Aspects Applicable to the Neurological Intensive Care Unit 363.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0781731968

OCLC:

52166028