Neurosurgical Intensive Care

1. Bedside Neurologic Exam
2. Altered Mental Status and Coma: Pathophysiology and Management
3. Neuroimaging and the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
4. Diagnostic Laboratory Studies in the ICU Patient: What, When, and How Often?
5. Team Management of the Multisystem-Injured Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
6. The Spinal Cord Injury Patient
7. Delayed Intracerebral Hemorrhage
8. Sedation and Pain Management in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
9. Homeostatic Mechanisms in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
10. Neurophysiology in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit: Options, Indications, and Interpretations
11. Cerebral Perfusion
12. Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics and Pathology
13. Intracranial Pressure Fundamentals
14. Cerebral Protection Measures
15. Neuropharmacology
16. Nutrition
17. Fluid Management
18. Ventilator Management
19. Seizure Disorders: Diagnosis and Management
20. Infections
21. Cerebral Microdialysis in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
22. Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
23. Restraints in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
24. Unique Pediatric Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Issues
25. Systemic Complications and Disease-Specific Phenomena Leading to Ischemic Injury
26. Acute Ischemic Stroke
27. Brain Death
28. Family Communication
29. Spiritual Care of the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient and Family
30. Medical-Legal Issues in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
31. Discharge Planning for the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient