Advances in the management of head and spinal cord injury, stroke, brain
tumors, and other disorders have improved dramatically in recent years -- and
have led to improved care in the neurosurgical intensive care unit. In this
must-have book, an expert team of authors integrate these advances into clinical
practice by providing valuable tips and advice on the most current and
up-to-date treatment strategies. The text covers all important topics in
neurosurgical intensive care, from stroke and non-traumatic hemorrhage to
intracranial hypertension, epilepsy management, and withdrawing life support.
Plus, you'll find analysis of the newest clinical science on all topics, as well
as a key discussion of how advanced bedside monitoring techniques can lead to
improved patient care.

Key features of Intensive Care in Neurosurgery:

• Provides the newest clinical science on such timely
  topics as metabolic and nutritional monitoring, ventilator management, and
  cerebrovascular and cardiovascular physiology
  
  
• Describes how specific techniques can reverse the
  abnormal physiology of disease processes
  
  
• Written by top neurosurgeons who are experts in
  intensive care
  
  
• Addresses controversial topics in the field, including
  withdrawal of care and declaration of brain death

Here is a valuable text for neurosurgeons, neurologists, and critical care specialists who treat patients in intensive care. Residents entering the field will also find it an essential learning tool and board review guide. Get the most current information available with the first text devoted to this topic in more than a decade!

(A co-publication of Thieme and the American Association of
Neurological Surgeons)