Figure 33.1. Algorithm for the management of moderate TBI patients recommended by the Scandinavian Neurotrauma Committee. DAI = diffuse axonal injury; SAH = subarachnoid hemorrhage. 33.6 Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is…
32 Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Gustavo G. Domeniconi 1, Cesar M. Costilla 2, Walter Videtta 2 1 Sanatorio de la Trinidad, San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2 Hospital Nacional Prof….
31 A Critical Point of View in the Management of Intracranial Hypertension: Are All Therapeutic Tools Evidence Based? Thomas Lescot 1, Lamine Abdennour 1, Louis Puybasset 1 1 Neurosurgical Unit,…
29 Non-conventional Therapeutics for the Treatment of Elevated Intracranial Pressure: Indomethacin and THAM Madds Rasmussen 1, Alberto Biestro 2 1 Department of Neuroanesthesia, Århus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Århus…
Figure 14.1. Bilateral hyperintensity in the striatum, with FLAIR sequence, in a patient with chronic hyponatremia which worsened after 3 weeks, not promptly corrected, corresponding to extrapontine myelinolysis. Figure 14.2….
24 Coagulation Disorders in the Neurocritical Patient Pablo Schoon 1, Lilian Benito Mori 2 1 Director of Intensive Care Unit. Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos “Prof. Dr. Luis Güemes”. Haedo,…
21 Acute Renal Injury in the Neurocritical Patient Daniel Agustín Godoy 1, José Luis do Pico 2 1 Neurointensive Care Unit. Sanatorio Pasteur, Catamarca, Argentina 2 Head Intensive Care Unit….
Figure 20.1. Schematic representation of the reactions to injury. 20.3 Assessment of Nutritional Status The use of artificial nutrition has generated the need for an effective method to assess nutritional…
Figure 18.1. Schematic representation of cricothyroidotomy [8]. Commercial cricothyroidotomy kits are readily available and generally involve a small vertical incision followed by placing a needle through the cricothyroid membrane, passing…
13 Fluid Therapy in Acute Brain Injury Gustavo Piñero 1 1 Neurological Intensive Care Coordinator. Intensive Therapy Service for Acute Municipal Hospital “Dr.Leonidas Lucero”, Bahía Blanca, Argentina 13.1 Introduction The…
