Osmotherapy: Use Among Neuroint ...
Background Cerebral edema and raised intracranial pressure are common problems in neurological intensive care. Osmotherapy, typically using mannitol ...
Safety of Intravenous Thromboly ...
Background Patients with stroke symptoms but negative diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) might have transient ischemic attacks (TIA) or stroke mimics. ...
Lower Head of the Bed Position ...
Background Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is commonly used to monitor for vasospasm in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). Changes ...
Anti-Adrenergic Medications and ...
Background Use of antihypertensive medications is common after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Medications that block adrenergic activation (e.g., b ...
Electrolyte Orders in the Neuro ...
Background To assess the value of the practice of obtaining frequent electrolyte measurements in patients with extended stay in a neuroscience inten ...
Impact of Continuous EEG Monito ...
Background Continuous EEG (cEEG) monitoring is being used with increasing frequency in critically ill patients, most often to detect non-convulsive ...
Continuous and Intermittent CSF ...
Background We examine two accepted methods of managing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage in patients following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The f ...
Prevention of Shivering During ...
Background As the practice of aggressive temperature control has become more commonplace, new clinical problems are arising, of which shivering is t ...
Lumbar Catheter for Monitoring ...
Background We investigated the feasibility and accuracy of intracranial pressure (ICP)-measurement by lumbar drainage (LD) catheter in patients with ...
Abnormal Neuroimaging is Associ ...
Background Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a common condition in children. Little is known in this condition regarding the frequency of seizures, the f ...
Serial MRI Changes in Comatose ...
Background Neuroimaging may prove useful in identifying cardiac arrest patients destined for a poor recovery, as certain patterns have been associat ...
Surface Cooling after Cardiac A ...
Background Effectiveness of cooling and adverse events (AEs) involving skin have not been intensively evaluated in cardiac arrest survivors treated ...
Association of CSF Biomarkers a ...
Background Management of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) focuses on mitigating secondary insults. There are a number of biomarkers that are thou ...
Consistent Changes in Intracran ...
Background Intracranial pressure (ICP) remains a pivotal physiological signal for managing brain injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients i ...
Juguloarterial Endothelin-1 Gra ...
Background Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor and is thought to be responsible for secondary ischemia and vasogenic edema after traumat ...
Acute Kidney Injury in Patients ...
Background There is limited information on the incidence and effect of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI ...
Hospital Mortality of Patients ...
Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a worldwide cause of morbidity and mortality. Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a humoral component of the innate imm ...
Impact of Intraventricular Hemo ...
Background The purpose of this study is to determine whether intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) exerts a ‘‘decompressive’’ effect that limits intrace ...
Vasopressor Use and Effect on B ...
Background We describe institutional vasopressor usage, and examine the effect of vasopressors on hemodynamics: heart rate (HR), mean arterial blood ...
Clinical Experience with Transc ...
Background Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography to demonstrate cerebral circulatory arrest (CCA) is a confirmatory test for brain death (BD). ...
Critical Thresholds for Transcr ...
Background Transcranial Doppler-derived indices of cerebral autoregulation are related to outcome after TBI. We analyzed our retrospective material ...
Metabolic and Clinical Effects ...
Background Oral supplementation of a specific mixture of essential and non-essential amino acids has been shown to modulate hypercatabolism in patie ...
Randomized Controlled Trial Com ...
Background Hypertonic sodium chloride solutions are routinely used to control raised intracranial pressure (ICP) after traumatic brain injury but ha ...
Medical Management of Compromis ...
Background Brain tissue oxygen (PbtO2) monitoring is used in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. How brain reduced PbtO2 should be treated ...
Post-Operative Dexmedetomidine- ...
Background Clinical applications of dexmedetomidine (DEX) for neurosurgical procedures have not been adequately investigated. This study aimed to te ...