Part I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF RECOGNITION OF CRITICALLY ILL NEUROLOGIC PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND NEUROSCIENCES INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Chapter 1 The Presenting Neurologic Emergency Chapter 2 Criteria of Triage Chapter 3 The Responsibilities of the Neurointensivist Chapter 4 The Organization of the Neurointensive Care Unit Part II. EVALUATION OF PRESENTING SYMPTOMS INDICATING URGENCY Chapter 5 "Confused and Febrile" Chapter 6 "A Terrible Headache" Chapter 7 "Blacked Out and Slumped Down" Chapter 8 "See Nothing, See Double, See Shapes" Chapter 9 "Spinning" Chapter 10 "Moving, Jerking, and Spasm" Part III. EVALUATION OF PRESENTING SYMPTOMS INDICATING CRITICAL EMERGENCY Chapter 11 "Comatose" Chapter 12 "Seizing" Chapter 13 "Short of Breath" Chapter 14 "Can''t Walk or Stand" Part IV. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT OF CRITICALLY ILL NEUROLOGIC PATIENTS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Chapter 15 General Perspectives of Care Chapter 16 Agitation and Pain Chapter 17 Mechanical Ventilation Chapter 18 Nutrition Chapter 19 Volume Status and Blood Pressure Chapter 20 Anticoagulation and Thrombolysis Chapter 21 Fever and Cooling Chapter 22 Increased Intracranial Pressure Part V. TECHNOLOGIES IN THE NEUROSCIENCES INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Chapter 23 Monitoring Devices Chapter 24 Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound and Neurophysiology Chapter 25 Principles of Critical Care Ultrasound Chapter 26 Multimodal Monitoring and Biomarkers Part VI. NEUROIMAGING IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Chapter 27 Essentials of Neuroimaging Part VII. MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC DISORDERS IN CRITICAL CARE NEUROLOGY Chapter 28 Traumatic Brain Injury Chapter 29 Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Chapter 30 Ganglionic and Lobar Hemorrhages Chapter 31 Cerebellum and Brainstem Hemorrhages Chapter 32 Major Hemispheric Ischemic Stroke Syndromes Chapter 33 Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Chapter 34 Cerebellar Infarct Chapter 35 Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Chapter 36 Acute Bacterial Meningitis Chapter 37 Brain Abscess Chapter 38 Acute Encephalitis Chapter 39 Malignant Brain Tumors Chapter 40 Acute White Matter Disorders Chapter 41 Acute Obstructive Hydrocephalus Chapter 42 Acute Spinal Cord Disorders Chapter 43 Status Epilepticus Chapter 44 Guillain-Barré Syndrome Chapter 45 Myasthenia Gravis Part VIII.
POSTOPERATIVE NEUROSURGICAL AND NEUROINTERVENTIONAL COMPLICATIONS Chapter 46 Complications of Craniotomy and Biopsy Chapter 47 Complications of Carotid Endarterectomy and Stenting Chapter 48 Complications of Interventional Neuroradiology Part IX. EMERGENCY CONSULTS IN OTHER INTENSIVE CARE UNITS Chapter 49 Neurology of Transplant Medicine Chapter 50 Neurology of Cardiac and Aortic Surgery Chapter 51 Neurology of Resuscitation Chapter 52 Neurology of Overdose Chapter 53 Neurology of Pregnancy Part X. CRITICAL CARE SUPPORT Chapter 54 Shock Chapter 55 Cardiac Arrest Chapter 56 Acute Kidney Injury Chapter 57 Endocrine Emergencies Chapter 58 ICU Pharmacotherapeutics Part XI. MANAGEMENT OF SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS Chapter 59 Management of Pulmonary Complications Chapter 60 Management of Cardiac Complications Chapter 61 Management of Acid-Base Disorders, Sodium and Glucose Handling Chapter 62 Management of Gastrointestinal Complications Chapter 63 Management of Nosocomial Infections Chapter 64 Management of Hematologic Complications and Transfusion Chapter 65 Management of Complications Associated with Vascular Access Chapter 66 Management of Drug Eruptions Part XII. DECISIONS AT THE END OF LIFE AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES Chapter 67 The Principles of Neuropalliation Chapter 68 The Practice of Withdrawal of Support Chapter 69 The Principles of Organ Donation Chapter 70 The Diagnosis of Brain Death and Organ Procurement Chapter 71 The Diagnosis of Circulatory Death and Organ Procurement Chapter 72 Ethical and Legal Matters Part XIII. FORMULAS, SCALES AND SCORES Part XIV. GUIDELINES Part XV. INSTRUCTION OF THE FOUR SCORE (VIDEO).