Part of the "What Do I Do Now?" series, Neurocritical Care provides insight into interventions in acute neurologic disorders. Using a case-based approach, this volume emphasizes how to handle comparatively common clinical problems emergently.

Section I: Acute Interventions 1. Rapid Progression in Lobar Cerebral Hemorrhage 2. Cerebral Hemorrhage and High INR 3. Traumatic Brain Injury Arriving in the Emergency Department 4. Meningitis Not Improving After IV Antibiotics 5. Acute Encephalitis and Abnormal MRI 6. A Psychotic Break and Seizures 7. Acutely Progressive Dyspnea and Limb Weakness 8. Swollen Lips After IV Thrombolysis 9. When to Retrieve a Clot in Acute Stroke 10. Swollen Ischemic Brain and When to Call the Neurosurgeon 11. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Not Responding to Anticoagulation 12. The First Week After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 13. The Neurointerventionalist and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 14. A Worrisome MRI Of The Spine and Prior Cancer 15. Acute Paraplegia After Aortic Surgery 16. When Status Epilepticus Becomes Treatment Refractory 17. Medical Options in Brain Metastasis 18. Hemorrhage Into a Pituitary Tumor 19. Brain Edema and Hypertensive Urgency 20. Rare Toxicity After Chemotherapy 21. Failure To Awaken After Surgery 22. Awake and Then Not Awake After Uncomplicated Brain Surgery Section II: Monitoring 101 23. When a Spot EEG is Not Enough 24. When an Intracranial Pressure Monitor is Helpful Section III: Calls, Pages, and Other Alarms 25. Wild and Agitated After Acute Abdomen 26. Rigidity After Experimenting with Drugs 27. Sweating, Fever and Hypertension after Traumatic Brain Injury 28. Acute Fever and Profound Shock After Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm 29. Coma and Chest X-Ray White-Out After a Fracture 30. When Blood Pressure Needs Control After Stroke 31. A Common Cardiac Arrhythmia After Stroke 32. Hypertension And Bradycardia in Severe Guillain Barré Syndrome 33. Myasthenia Gravis Improved but Not Off the Ventilator 34. Decreasing Serum Sodium in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 35. Increasing Serum Sodium After Surgery for Tumor in The Pituitary Region Section IV: Longterm Support, End Of Life Care, and Palliation 36. Care of a Persistently Comatose Teenager 37. Withdrawal of Care in an Elderly Person with Catastrophic Brain Injury 38. Not Yet Brain Dead 39. When to Mention Organ Donation Section V: Principles of Prognostication 40. What Neurologists Know About Outcome in Traumatic Brain Injury 41. What Neurologists Know About Outcome in Post Resuscitation Coma

"[T]his is a superb introduction to a rapidly expanding field." -Doody's Health Sciences "This text is a worthwhile read, a ready reference, and a thought-provoking research starter that belongs in every hospital, NDT lab, and medical library."- The Neurodiagnostic Journal "In less than 350 pages, the authors cover central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous system dysfunction occurring in the intensive care unit setting. More than 40 cases are presented, each beginning with a brief clinical presentation..."-The Neurodiagnostic Journal

Selling point: Provides specific insight on interventions in acute neurologic disorders Selling point: Part of the "What Do I Do Now?" series which utilizes a case-based approach and a conversational tone Selling point: Both an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases and a self-assessment tool

EELCO F. M. WIJDICKS, MD, PhD, FNCS is a Professor of Neurology, the Chair of Critical Care Neurology, and a consultant in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at the Mayo Clinic Campus, Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. ALEJANDRO A. RABINSTEIN, MD, FNCS is a Professor of Neurology, in the division of Critical Care Neurology, the Medical Director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit, and a Consultant in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at the Mayo Clinic Campus, Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. SARA E. HOCKER, MD is an Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Division of Critical Care Neurology, the Director of the Neurocritical Care Fellowship Program, and a Consultant in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at the Mayo Clinic Campus, Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. JENNIFER E. FUGATE, DO is an Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Division of Critical Care Neurology and a Consultant in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at the Mayo Clinic Campus, Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota

Selling point: Provides specific insight on interventions in acute neurologic disorders Selling point: Part of the "What Do I Do Now?" series which utilizes a case-based approach and a conversational tone Selling point: Both an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases and a self-assessment tool