The standard text and reference on neurological and neurosurgical intensive care is now in its Fourth Edition?thoroughly revised to incorporate the latest therapeutic advances and insights from the most recent clinical trials. A team of distinguished neuro-intensivists offers practical, state-of-the-art guidelines for managing the wide range of problems arising in postoperative neurosurgical care and care of patients with acute neurological diseases. This edition focuses sharply on the details of therapeutics. The authors, from leading neuro-intensive care units, have written the book collectively, giving it more cohesiveness and more of an authoritative consensus voice than previous multiauthored editions.

Part I. General Principles of Neurological Intensive Care Introduction to Critical Care in Neurology and Neurosurgery, 3 Intracranial Physiology and Elevated Intracranial Pressure, 12 Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Mass Effect, 26 Pulmonary Aspects of Neurological Intensive Care, 52 Cardiovascular Aspects of Neurological Intensive Care, 92 Fluid and Metabolic Derangements, 105 Fever and Infections in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit , 113 Electrophysiologic Monitoring in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit, 129 Persistent Vegetative State and Brain Death, 154 Part II. Specific Problems in Neurological Intensive Care Postoperative Neurosurgical Care, 169 Neurological Complications of Critical Medical Illnesses, 177 Head Injury, 189 Critical Care of Acute Stroke, 208 Management of Nontraumatic Brain Hemorrhage, 217 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, 231 Intensive and Postoperative Care of Intracranial Tumors, 243 Hypoxic?Ischemic Cerebral Injury, 260 Critical Care of Guillain?Barré Syndrome, 278 Treatment of the Critically Ill Patient with Myasthenia Gravis, 299 Status Epilepticus, 312 Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis, 321 Spinal Cord Injury, 349 Ethical and Legal Aspects Applicable to the Neurological Intensive Care Unit, 363 Subject Index, 377