TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction: General Principles of Neurocritical Care Jose I. Suarez, MD 2. Organization of a Neurosciences Critical Care Unit Chere Monique Chase, MD and John A. Ulatowski 3. Cerebral Blood Flow Physiology and Monitoring Michel T. Torbey and Anish Bhardwaj 4. Cerebral Metabolism: Implications for Neurocritically Ill Patients Maria Briones-Galang and Claudia Robertson 5.

Cerebral Edema and Intracranial Dynamics: Monitoring and Management of Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Matthew Eccher and Jose I. Suarez, MD 6. Neurologic and Systemic Monitoring in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit Daniel W. Miller and Jose I. Suarez 7. Neuro-Ophthalmologic Evaluation of the Neurocritical Care Patient TBD 8. Neuroimaging in Neuroemergencies Jeffrey L. Sunshine and Robert W.

Tarr 9. Cardiovascular Monitoring in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit Dinesh Arab, Jawad F. Kirmani, Andrew R. Xavier, Abutaher M. Yahia, Jose I. Suarez, and Adnan I. Qureshi 10. Ventilatory Management in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit David L.

McDonagh and Cecil O. Borel 11. Autonomic Disorders Requiring Intensive Care Marek Buczek, Jose I. Suarez, and Thomas Chelimsky 12. Sedation and Analgesia in the Critically Ill Neurologic and Neurosurgical Patient Mitzki K. Hemstreet, Jose I. Suarez, and Marek A. Mirski 13.

Blood Pressure Management in the Neurocritical Care Patient Wendy C. Ziai and Marek A. Mirski 14. Nutrition and Diet Therapy in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit Nancy A. Newman 15. Nursing Care in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit Janice L. Hickman 16. Bioethical Issues in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit Jose I.

Suarez and Stuart Youngner 17. Outcomes of Neurosciences Critical Care Gene Sung 18. Clinical Trial Design in Neurocritical Care Yuko Palesch, Ph.D., Renee Martin, Ph.D. 19. Electronic Health Records and Research Database in Neurocritical Care: Medical Complications in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit Jose I Suarez, MD 20.

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Acute Lung Injury Neil McIntyre, MD 21. Electrolyte and Acid Base Disorders Jose L Diaz, M.D. 22. Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Olga H. Hernandez, M.D. 23.

Acute Coronary Syndrome Joseph Parillo, M.D. 24. Acute Renal Failure William E Mitch, M.D. 25. Acute Abdomen and Gastrointestinal Bleeding David Y Graham, M.D.

26. Coagulopathies George Lopez, M.D., Ph.D. 27. Sepsis Janice Zimmerman, M.D.

28. Neuroendocrine Failure Baha Araft, M.D. 29. Coma and Brain Death Alexandros L. Georgiadis, Romergryko Geocadin, Jose I. Suarez, and Osama Zaidat 30. Endovascular Therapy and Neurosciences Critical Caret Jawad F.

Kirmani, Ricardo A. Hanel, Andrew R. Xavier, Abutaher M. Yahia 31. Neurointensive Care of the Acute Ischemic Stroke Patient Neeraj Badjatia, Thanh N. Nguyen, Walter J. Koroshetz 32. Management of Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage Eliahu S.

Feen, Aleksandyr W. Lavery, and Jose I. Suarez 33. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Nicholas C. Bambakidis and Warren R. Selman 34. Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Zeyad Marcos and Sophia Sundararajan 35. Traumatic Head Injury Sandra Kuniyoshi and Jose I.

Suarez 36. Spinal Cord Injury and Related Disorders Joy Derwenskus and Osama O. Zaidat 37. Postoperative Management in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit Tina Rodrigue and Warren R. Selman 38. Status Epilepticus Dakshin Gullapalli and Thomas P. Bleck 39. Myasthenic Crisis Nazli Janjua and Stephan A.

Mayer 40. Critical Care of Guillain-Barre Syndrome Michael T. Torbey and J. Ricardo Carhuapoma 41. Less Common Causes of Quadraparesis and Respiratory Failure Michael T. Torbey, Jose I. Suarez, and Romergryko Geocadin 42. Infections of the Central Nervous System Ronald G.

Riechers, II, Abel D. Jarell, and Geoffrey S.F. Ling 43. Management of the Patient With Mitochondrial Disease in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit Julio A. Chalela 44. Neurocritical Care During Pregnancy and Puerperium Panayiotas N. Varelas and Lotfi Hacein-Bey 45.

Appendices Appendix A: Nursing Flow Sheet in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit; Appendix B: Useful Hemodynamic Parameters; Appendix C: Respiratory Parameters; Appendix D: Interpretation of Biochemical Results of Plasma an Urine with Renal Insufficiency; Appendix E: Renal Equations; Appendix F; Calcium and Magnesium Preparations; Appendix G: Acid-Base Rules of Thumb; Appendix H: Differential Diagnosis of Metabolic Acidosis; Appendix I: Composition of Common Intravenous Solutions in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit; Appendix J: Serum Concentrations of Frequently Used Drugs in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit; Appendix K: Dosages in Renal Failure in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit; Appendix L: Various Tube Feedings; Appendix M: Energy Requirements in Adult Patients; Appendix N: Useful Neurologic Physiologic Parameters and Scales Commonly Used in the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit; Appendix O: Summary of Most Commonly Cited Clinical Trials Pertaining the Practice of Neurocritical Care.