Timing of computed tomography and prediction of vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinical and radiologic entity, typically manifesting as reversible neurological symptoms and signs of white matter edema on magnetic resonance imaging. PRES has been widely described in adults. Studies of PRES in children are mostly limited ...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Fisler G,Monty MA,Kohn N,Assaad P,Trope R,Kessel A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most widely used and most studied coma score to date is the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), which is used worldwide to assess level of consciousness and predict outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Our aim was to determine whether the Full Outline of UnResponsiveness (FOUR) score is an accurate predicto...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Sadaka F,Patel D,Lakshmanan R

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plateau waves are common in traumatic brain injury. They constitute abrupt increases of intracranial pressure (ICP) above 40 mmHg associated with a decrease in cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP). The aim of this study was to describe plateau waves characteristics with multimodal brain monitoring in head injur...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Dias C,Maia I,Cerejo A,Varsos G,Smielewski P,Paiva JA,Czosnyka M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During late pregnancy and the puerperium cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare but important cause of stroke. Despite adequate anticoagulation some patients deteriorate, which may warrant the use of more aggressive treatment modalities. CASE REPORT:A 29-year-old pregnant woman (29th week of ...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Ebke M,Jürgens KU,Tomandl B,Merten U,Kastrup A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep is fundamental for everyday functioning, yet it is often negatively impacted in critically ill patients by the intensive care setting. With a focus on the neurological intensive care unit (NeuroICU), this narrative review summarizes methods of measuring sleep and addresses common causes of sleep disturbance in t...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Chang VA,Owens RL,LaBuzetta JN

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common observation in closed head injuries is the contrecoup brain injury. As the in vivo brain is less dense than the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), one hypothesis explaining this observation is that upon skull impact, the denser CSF moves toward the site of skull impact displacing the brain in the opposite direction, ...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Drew LB,Drew WE

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that the degree of preserved functional connectivity within the DMN during the first week after cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) would be associated with functional outcome at hospital discharge. METHODS:Initially comatose CPA survivors with indeterminate prognosis at 72 h were enrolled. Sevente...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Koenig MA,Holt JL,Ernst T,Buchthal SD,Nakagawa K,Stenger VA,Chang L

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Target blood pressure (BP) in stable (non-hypotensive) patients with acute isolated blunt traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (TICH) is unknown. To address this issue, our study correlated BP with radiological volumetric progression (RP) and neurological deterioration (ND) in these patients. METHODS:A retrosp...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Bugaev N,Al-Hazmi M,Allcorn M,Arabian SS,Riesenburger R,Safain M,Burke S,Colangelo A,Rabinovici R

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Several studies have been performed to assess the prognostic value of early neurological and neurophysiological findings in patients with postanoxic coma, but they have not led to precise, generally accepted, prognostic rules. This study was performed to assess whether it is possible to create a prognostic...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Roest A,van Bets B,Jorens PG,Baar I,Weyler J,Mercelis R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Delayed ischemic neurologic deficits secondary to vasospasm are a major cause of morbidity and mortality after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Treatment of vasospasm after SAH is associated with complications, and reliable techniques for evaluating effects of treatment of vasospasm in such patients are warr...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Majoie CB,van Boven LJ,van de Beek D,Venema HW,van Rooij WJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study compares the effect of mild and severe cerebral ischemia on neuronal damage and neurogenesis. METHODS:Sixteen Sprague-Dawley rats, anesthetized with 0.8 vol% halothane in O(2)/air, were subjected to forebrain ischemia by bilateral common carotid artery occlusion plus hemorrhagic hypotension (mean...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Winkelheide U,Engelhard K,Kaeppel B,Winkler J,Hutzler P,Werner C,Kochs E

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. In large part critical care for TBI is focused on the identification and management of secondary brain injury. This requires effective neuromonitoring that traditionally has centered on intracranial pressure (ICP). The purpose of this pap...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Chesnut R,Videtta W,Vespa P,Le Roux P,Participants in the International Multidisciplinary Consensus Conference on Multimodality Monitoring.

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on brain damage and autophagy levels in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion. METHODS:Neurologic injury and infarcted areas were evaluated according to the modified neurological severity score and 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. ...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Lu K,Wang H,Ge X,Liu Q,Chen M,Shen Y,Liu X,Pan S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fever is associated with worse outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Autonomic dysfunction, commonly seen after brain injury, results in reduced heart rate variability (HRV). We sought to investigate whether HRV was associated with the development of fever in patients with ICH. METHODS:We prospectiv...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Swor DE,Thomas LF,Maas MB,Grimaldi D,Manno EM,Sorond FA,Batra A,Kim M,Prabhakaran S,Naidech AM,Liotta EM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:To propose a novel definition for hydrocephalus growth and to further describe the association between hydrocephalus growth and poor outcome among patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). METHODS:We analyzed consecutive patients who presented within 6 h after ICH ictus between July 2011 and ...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Yang WS,Shen YQ,Zhang XD,Zhao LB,Wei X,Xiong X,Xie XF,Li R,Deng L,Li XH,Lv XN,Lv FJ,Li Q,Xie P

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Point-of-care ultrasound of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) to diagnose increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is of great interest in various clinical scenarios. Yet, the lack of examination standardization has made clinical utility difficult. We compare three ultrasound ocular plane views (inferior...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Raval R,Shen J,Lau D,Ferguson N,Kelly T,Daniels J,Dorotta I,Ramsingh D

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients with acute brain injuries require strict physiologic control to minimize morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess in-hospital compliance to strict physiologic parameters (BP, HR, ICP, SpO2) in these populations. METHODS:Patients with severe cerebrovascular events were admitte...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Porto GB,Spiotta AM,Chalela JA,Kellogg RT,Jauch EC

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports an unusual case of a syphilitic gumma with a clinical and radiographical presentation initially suggestive of glioblastoma multiforme. Pathological evaluation was essential in establishing the diagnosis of neurosyphilis and in excluding neoplastic involvement. Cerebral gumma should be considered a...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Ances BM,Danish SF,Kolson DL,Judy KD,Liebeskind DS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphopenia is increasingly recognized as a consequence of acute illness and may predispose to infections. We investigated whether admission lymphopenia (AL) is associated with increased risk of infectious complications and poor outcome in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). METHODS:We...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Morotti A,Marini S,Jessel MJ,Schwab K,Kourkoulis C,Ayres AM,Gurol ME,Viswanathan A,Greenberg SM,Anderson CD,Goldstein JN,Rosand J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elevated platelet count may occur during care of neurology/neurosurgical patients and is usually due to reactive or secondary thrombocytosis (ST) caused by inflammation or infection. Primary (clonal) thrombocythemia or essential thrombocythemia associated with myeloproliferative disorders is usually known before or...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Powner DJ,Hoots WK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cerebral vasospasm in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is associated with poor outcome. The safety and feasibility of continuous high-dose intravenous magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) for the prevention of cerebral vasospasm and ischemic cerebral injury has not been well studied. METHODS:Patients present...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Yahia AM,Kirmani JF,Qureshi AI,Guterman LR,Hopkins LN

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain transitioned clinical neurology from the educated-guess world to the real computer-age world. One of the first CT scans-published by the British neuroradiologist James Ambrose-showed an intracranial hemorrhage and also suggested the use of iodine to demonstrate abnormal blood...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Wijdicks EFM

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroencephalography in the setting of hypothermia and anoxia has been studied in humans since the 1950s. Specific patterns after cardiac arrest have been associated with prognosis since the 1960s, with several prognostic rating scales developed in the second half of the twentieth century. In 2002, two pivotal clini...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Crepeau AZ,Britton JW,Fugate JE,Rabinstein AA,Wijdicks EF

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The incidence of spinal epidural abscesses (SEAs) is rising. Although increased awareness has led to decreased mortality, morbidity remains unacceptably high, with rapid deterioration of neurological status when there is a delay in initiation of treatment. Therefore, we need to build a better understanding...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Kumar K,Hunter G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To summarize trends in status epilepticus (SE) in the United States by age, race, sex, admission source, disposition, incidence rates, and mortality. METHODS:Data from US National Hospital Discharge Survey were used from 1979 to 2010 to identify discharges with SE and common etiologies and complications of S...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Dham BS,Hunter K,Rincon F

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Release of cardiac biomarkers is reported in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Data addressing the impact of cardiac injury on outcome in these patients is sparse. This study was conducted to ascertain the association of elevation of serum cardiac Troponin-I (cTnI) with mortality and neurological ...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Ramappa P,Thatai D,Coplin W,Gellman S,Carhuapoma JR,Quah R,Atkinson B,Marsh JD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bacterial meningitis is associated with a high mortality and a high incidence of neurological sequelae. Parainfectious vasculitis leading to ischemic brain damage is a known complication of bacterial meningitis but its treatment is uncertain. METHODS AND RESULTS:We report the case of a 53-year-old man wit...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Pugin D,Copin JC,Goodyear MC,Landis T,Gasche Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Effective treatment for severe ischemic stroke continues to be largely an unmet medical need. Using a nonvascular (paravascular cerebrospinal fluid) pathway to provide oxygen and nutrients to ischemic tissues may be a means of treating this disease. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the s...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Bell RD,Powers BL,Brock D,Provencio JJ,Flanders A,Benetiz R,Rosenwasser R,Strause J,Frazer G,Kramer MS,Hesson D,Barnitz J,Osterholm JL

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowing the individual child's risk is highly useful when deciding on treatment strategies, especially when deciding on invasive procedures. In this study, we aimed to develop a new predictive score for children with bacterial meningitis and compare this with existing predictive scores and individual risk fa...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Johansson Kostenniemi U,Karlsson L,Silfverdal SA,Mehle C

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Altered mental status and more subtle cognitive and personality changes after traumatic brain injury (TBI) are pervasive problems in patients who survive initial injury. MRI is not necessarily part of the diagnostic evaluation of these patients. METHODS:Case report with relevant image and review of the li...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Hirsch KG,Hoesch RE

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00