92 Physiotherapy: An Essential Tool in Neurocritical Care Rosmari Aparecida Rosa Almeida de Oliveira 1, Esther Cecilia Wilches Luna 2, Silvia Maria de Toledo Piza Soares 1, Beatriz Eugenia Fernàndez…
89 Intoxication With Central Nervous System Depressant Agents Claudia Analía González 1, Roxana Andrea Bertrand 1 1 Unit of Toxicology and Pharmacovigilance. Hospital Municipal de Agudos “Dr. Leónidas Lucero”, Bahía…
Figure 19.1. Causes of gastrointestinal bleeding. A). Esophageal varices. B). Crohn’s Disease. 19.2.2 Gastroparesis Introduction Literally, gastroparesis means “stomach paralysis”. Gastroparesis is a syndrome defined by delayed gastric emptying essentially…
Figure 85.1. Cerebral magnetic resonance, diffusion sequences, axial plane. Ischemic lesions in borderline areas in both brain hemispheres following heart surgery. 85.4.3 Epiaortic Ultrasound and Neurosonological Study Epiaortic ultrasound is…
Figure 80.1. Before surgery (A) and after surgery (B). In intra-axial infiltrating tumours, mostly originating from the glia, surgery allows histological diagnosis and provides a means of temporal control; surgery…
Figure 78.1. Algorithm for the unresponsive patient. * Tests for metabolic disorder: EEG, laboratory, cultures. The general examination should be performed systematically. Vital signs can be helpful, e.g., fever (usually…
Figure 74.1. Minutely Heart Rate in an untreated dysautonomic subject (heart rates are minutely values derived from a 24 hour Holter monitor recording). With increasing time post injury, paroxysms decrease…
Figure 9.1. Under physiological conditions, the brain maintains CBF within normal limits through autoregulation when the CPP is between 40 and 140 mmHg. Other factors that independently affect CBF are…
Figure 73.1. An algorithm for decision-making in suspected vasospasm after SAH is provided. EVD = external ventricular drain; HC = hydrocephalus; ICH = intracerebral hemorrhage; IVH = intraventricular hemorrhage; MAP = mean arterial pressure. First choice of monitoring always includes…
Figure 72.1 Management of cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Columbia University Protocol. References 1. Suarez JI, Tarr RW, Selman WR. Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. N Engl J Med 2006; 354:…
