10.1055/b-0034-80410 Promising Developments in Critical CareMcWilliams, Laurie, Provencio, J. Javier Pearls There are many new and old technologies currently being used in the neuro–intensive care units (NICUs) to assess brain…
10.1055/b-0034-83027 IntroductionCasiano, Roy R., Herzallah, Islam R., Anstead, Amy S., Eloy, Jean Anderson, Folbe, Adam, Lemonnier, Lori, and Tessema, Belachew 10.1055/b-0034-83028 The Nasolacrimal System and Dacryocystorhinostomy Key Landmarks ( Fig….
10.1055/b-0034-80407 Fibrinolysis for Cerebral IschemiaRabinstein, Alejandro A. Pearls Intravenous fibrinolysis is an effective treatment for acute ischemic stroke for up to 4.5 hours after symptom onset. Time from symptom onset…
10.1055/b-0034-80408 Critical Care ManagementVibbert, Matthew, Naidech, Andrew M. Pearls for the Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Preventing clot growth is key to improving outcomes, especially in the first few hours after…
10.1055/b-0034-80406 Clinical EvaluationBernstein, Richard A. Pearls The temporal relationship between headache and focal deficit is of major diagnostic importance in differentiating stroke from migraine and in determining the etiology of…
10.1055/b-0034-80405 EpidemiologyBell, Rodney D., Dechant, Valerie Pearls Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability in the United States.1 Risk factors for stroke include…
10.1055/b-0034-83017 IntroductionCasiano, Roy R., Herzallah, Islam R., Anstead, Amy S., Eloy, Jean Anderson, Folbe, Adam, Lemonnier, Lori, and Tessema, Belachew 10.1055/b-0034-83018 Intranasal Examination Key Landmarks ( Fig. 5.1 ) Inferior…
10.1055/b-0034-83012 2 Instrumentation, Set-Up, and Patient PositioningCasiano, Roy R. Very few instruments are actually required to perform basic ESS in the laboratory (Fig. 2.1). As one gains more surgical experience…
10.1055/b-0034-83016 4 The Use of Anatomical LandmarksCasiano, Roy R. In 1994, May and colleagues introduced six friendly anatomical landmarks that are almost always present despite previous surgery1: 1. the arch…
10.1055/b-0034-85230 Neurological measurements: Introduction Introduction 31 3.2.1 Motor 1 Medical Research Council grading system 44 2 Hand-held dynamometer 45 3 Wolf motor function test (WMF) 46 4 Jebsen-Taylor hand function…
