10.1055/b-0038-160260 30 Medical-Legal Issues in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care UnitBailey Zampella, Dan E. Miulli, Silvio Hoshek, Rosalinda Menoni, and Yancey Beamer Abstract The central nervous system is the unique person….
10.1055/b-0038-160243 13 Intracranial Pressure FundamentalsTyler Carson, Dan E. Miulli, and Javed Siddiqi Abstract The Monro–Kellie hypothesis states that the skull is a solid box within which the volume of all…
10.1055/b-0038-160251 21 Cerebral Microdialysis in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care UnitJeff W. Chen, Daniella Abrams-Alexandru, and Javed Siddiqi Abstract While monitoring intracranial pressure is meaningful for a mechanical understanding of brain…
10.1055/b-0038-160259 29 Spiritual Care of the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient and FamilyJohn Spitalieri, Marc Billings, and Javed Siddiqi Abstract With all the high-tech equipment, monitoring, and imaging in the…
10.1055/b-0038-160258 28 Family CommunicationMark Krel and Dan E. Miulli Abstract No other facet of medicine is as difficult for the neurointensivist as communication. Sometimes communication occurs with the patient but…
10.1055/b-0038-160257 27 Brain DeathOmid R. Hariri and Dan E. Miulli Abstract It is difficult for the neurointensivist, who has attempted without hesitation and with all available measures to save and…
10.1055/b-0038-160256 26 Acute Ischemic StrokeRobert J. Claycomb, Luis T. Arangua, Vladimir Adriano Cortez, Glenn Fischberg, and Javed Siddiqi Abstract Approximately 87% of all strokes are ischemic (vs. hemorrhagic). Because of…
10.1055/b-0038-160254 24 Unique Pediatric Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit IssuesTanya Minasian, Daniel J. Won, and Dan E. Miulli Abstract Pediatric neurocritical care patients are unique, requiring a special knowledge of pediatric…
10.1055/b-0038-160253 23 Restraints in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit PatientColleen Rose and Justen Watkins Abstract A significant proportion of patients in the neurosurgical intensive care unit are confused and agitated;…
10.1055/b-0038-160252 22 Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care UnitBo-Lin Liu and Javed Siddiqi Abstract When, and how, to manage anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy in the neurosurgical intensive…
