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Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
Pt. I General Principles of Management of Critically Ill Neurologic Patients
1 Introduction 1
2 General Perspectives of Care in Critically Ill Neurologic Patients 4
3 Management of Agitation and Pain 15
4 Management of Airway and Mechanical Ventilation 25
5 Management of Nutrition 46
6 Management of Volume Status and Blood Pressure 56
7 Management of Anticoagulation and Thrombolytic Therapy 65
8 Management of Intracranial Pressure 76
Pt. II Equipment and Technologies
9 Monitoring Devices 88
10 Diagnostic Procedures 102
Pt. III Management of Specific Disorders in Critical Care Neurology
11 Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 132
12 Supratentorial Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage 158
13 Cerebellum and Brain Stem Hemorrhages 173
14 Cerebral Venous Thrombosis 183
15 Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion 193
16 Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion 212
17 Cerebellar Infarction 224
18 Acute Bacterial Meningitis 233
19 Brain Abscess 242
20 Acute Viral Encephalitis 252
21 Traumatic Brain Injury 262
22 Status Epilepticus 279
23 Guillain-Barre Syndrome 290
24 Myasthenia Gravis 307
25 Brain Death 320
Pt. IV Management of Systemic Complications in Critically Ill Neurologic Patients
26 Management of Pulmonary Complications 334
27 Management of Cardiac Complications 348
28 Management of Acid-Base Disorders and Hypertonic and Hypotonic States 363
29 Management of Gastrointestinal Complications 377
30 Management of Nosocomial Infections 386
Appendix Basic Strategies for Titrating Therapy 399
Index 405