The use of lacosamide in refractory status epilepticus.

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 farmer's wife was slapped by her cow's tail during milking. There was no obvious injury, but afterward she first developed unusual headaches of unknown origin and then a severe stroke 7 days later. Further diagnostics, including magnetic resonance imaging techniques, revealed a dissection of the carotid artery to be...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Huber R,Kassubek J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:In patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), higher hemoglobin (HGB) has been associated with better outcomes, but packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions with worse outcomes. We performed a prospective pilot trial of goal HGB after SAH. METHODS:Forty-four patients with SAH and high risk fo...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Naidech AM,Shaibani A,Garg RK,Duran IM,Liebling SM,Bassin SL,Bendok BR,Bernstein RA,Batjer HH,Alberts MJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Therapeutic hypothermia (i.e., temperature management) is an effective option for improving survival and neurological outcome after cardiac arrest and is potentially useful for the care of the critically ill neurological patient. We analyzed the feasibility of a device to control the temperature of the brain...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Giuliani E,Magnoni S,Fei M,Addis A,Zanasi R,Stocchetti N,Barbieri A

更新日期：2016-12-01 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:Patients with acute neurological illness may be hypercatabolic. The Harris-Benedict Equation (HBE) is used to estimate energy needs in acute stroke. A "stress factor" for stroke does not exist, and it is not known if the HBE accurately estimates the energy expenditure needs in acute ischemic or hemorrhagic...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Chalela JA,Haymore J,Schellinger PD,Kang DW,Warach S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:An oculomotor palsy in the setting of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage is often due to compression by a posterior communicating artery aneurysm. Anterior communicating artery (ACOM) aneurysms may produce ophthalmologic symptoms of the anterior visual pathways, but rarely ever lead to a 3rd nerve palsy. T...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： White JB,Layton KF,Cloft HJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term studies of survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have reported neuromuscular, quality of life, and neuropsychological impairments. This study aims to determine if development of ARDS was associated with neuromuscular weakness and depression at 6-month following hospital discharge ...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Ofoma UR,Reriani MK,Biehl M,Kashyap R,Ahmed AH,Rabinstein AA,Gajic O

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fever is common and difficult to control in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). We have previously shown an inverse relationship between fever and outcome in patients with SAH. MATERIALS/METHODS:This was a prospective, single-arm, feasibility trial in which nine patients with SAH underwent temper...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Badjatia N,O'Donnell J,Baker JR,Huang D,Ayata C,Greer DM,Carter BS,Ogilvy CS,McDonald CT

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug shortages have become all too familiar in the health care environment, with over 200 drugs currently on shortage. In the wake of Hurricane Maria in September 2017, hospitals across the USA had to quickly and creatively adjust medication preparation and administration techniques in light of decreased availability ...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Clark SL,Levasseur-Franklin K,Pajoumand M,Barra M,Armahizer M,Patel DV,Wyatt Chester K,Tully AP

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), pre-hospital markers of disease severity might be useful to potentially triage patients to undergo early interventions. OBJECTIVE:Here, we tested whether loss of consciousness (LOC) at the onset of ICH is associated with intraventricular hemorrhag...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Witsch J,Falcone GJ,Leasure AC,Matouk C,Endres M,Sansing L,Woo D,Sheth KN

更新日期：2021-01-21 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：BACKGROUND:Oral anticoagulants have been associated with greater hematoma expansion in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The purpose of this study was to determine whether the reported use of antiplatelet agents also results in greater hematoma expansion. METHODS:Retrospective review of patients with spont...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Moussouttas M,Malhotra R,Fernandez L,Maltenfort M,Holowecki M,Delgado J,Lawson N,Badjatia N

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Spinal cord ischemia and stroke are recognized complications of descending thoracic (DTA) and thoracoabdominal aortic (TAA) operations. However, there are limited data available on outcomes since the advent of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). METHODS:We reviewed charts from consecutive patient...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Messé SR,Bavaria JE,Mullen M,Cheung AT,Davis R,Augoustides JG,Gutsche J,Woo EY,Szeto WY,Pochettino A,Woo YJ,Kasner SE,McGarvey M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Syringohydromyelia associated with supratentorial space-occupying lesion has rarely been reported. We present a 28-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with head and neck pain. Upon examination, there was only left central facial paralisia, with no evidence of papilledema. METHODS AND RESULTS:Crani...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Türeyen K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Takotsubo syndrome is a reversible neuromyocardial failure that has been thought to be related to an acute catecholamine toxicity of the myocardium brought upon by a stressful event. The neurocritical care unit population is particularly vulnerable for this condition given the acute presentation of neurologi...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Lemke DM,Hussain SI,Wolfe TJ,Torbey MA,Lynch JR,Carlin A,Fitzsimmons BF,Zaidat OO

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe intracranial hypertension (IH) in the setting of fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) carries a high mortality and is a challenging disease for the critical care provider. Despite considerable improvements in the understanding of the pathophysiology of cerebral edema during liver failure, therapeutic maneuvers that ...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Raghavan M,Marik PE

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early diagnostic orientation for differentiating pneumonia from pneumonitis at the early stage after aspiration would be valuable to avoid unnecessary antibiotic therapy. We assessed the accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT) in diagnosing aspiration pneumonia (AP) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients requiring me...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Legriel S,Grigoresco B,Martel P,Henry-Lagarrigue M,Lvovschi V,Troché G,Amara M,Jacq G,Bruneel F,Bernard M,Marinier A,Bedos JP,PCT INHAL study group.

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a neurologic condition with the prototypical symptom of orthostatic headache. We report a dramatic case of SIH with life-threatening bilateral hygroma and uncal herniation. METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:A 44-year-old male patient presenting with orthostatic head...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Sass C,Kosinski C,Schmidt P,Mull M,Schulz J,Schiefer J

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amantadine and modafinil are neurostimulants that may improve cognitive and functional recovery post-stroke, but the existing study results vary, and no comprehensive review has been published. This systematic review describes amantadine and modafinil administration practices post-stroke, evaluates timing and impact o...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Gagnon DJ,Leclerc AM,Riker RR,Brown CS,May T,Nocella K,Cote J,Eldridge A,Seder DB

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of clinical literature emphasizes the impact of cerebral edema in early brain injury following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). Aneurysm rupture itself initiates global cerebral edema in up to two thirds of cases. Although cerebral edema is not a universal feature of aSAH, it portends a poor c...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Hayman EG,Wessell A,Gerzanich V,Sheth KN,Simard JM

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Seizures are a common complication after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) but there is a substantial lack of information on the long-term incidence in ICH survivors and whether post-ICH seizures affect functional long-term outcome. METHODS:Over a five-year period 464 consecutive patients with spontaneous ICH ...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Madžar D,Kuramatsu JB,Gollwitzer S,Lücking H,Kloska SP,Hamer HM,Köhrmann M,Huttner HB

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no uniform definition for cerebral microdialysis (CMD) probe location with respect to focal brain lesions, and the impact of CMD-probe location on measured molecule concentrations is unclear. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed data of 51 consecutive subarachnoid hemorrhage patients with CMD-monito...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Kofler M,Gaasch M,Rass V,Schiefecker AJ,Ianosi B,Lindner A,Beer R,Stover JF,Rhomberg P,Pfausler B,Thomé C,Schmutzhard E,Helbok R

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A pretruncal subarachnoid hemorrhage has been accepted as a "benign" entity. Here we present two patients with delayed cerebral infarction following pretruncal subarachnoid hemorrhage. METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:Two patients with possible delayed cerebral infarction after pretruncal subarachnoid hemorrha...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Dupont SA,Rabinstein AA,Wijdicks EF,Lanzino G

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute bilateral acute carotid arteries occlusion is a very rare condition. We describe a patient with initial right middle cerebral artery syndrome who developed coma and quadriplegia 1 h after thrombolysis with intravenous tPA and was found to have bilateral cervical internal carotid artery occlusion. ...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Zubkov AY,Klassen BT,Burnett MS,Rabinstein AA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:No proven treatments exist for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Carefully selected patients may benefit from surgery, and an international multicenter trial is ongoing. We sought to determine how many patients in a population-based ICH cohort would have been eligible for surgery using the Surgical Trial in ...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Adeoye O,Woo D,Haverbusch M,Tao H,Sekar P,Moomaw CJ,Shutter L,Kleindorfer D,Kissela B,Broderick J,Flaherty ML

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intra-arterial (IA) nicardipine is often used to treat cerebral vasospasm associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). While hypotension has been noted to be a dose-limiting side effect of intravenous infusions, this has seldom been reported for IA administration. METHODS:We reviewed a consecutive series ...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Rosenberg N,Lazzaro MA,Lopes DK,Prabhakaran S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral edema and raised intracranial pressure are common problems in neurological intensive care. Osmotherapy, typically using mannitol or hypertonic saline (HTS), has become one of the first-line interventions. However, the literature on the use of these agents is heterogeneous and lacking in class I stud...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Hays AN,Lazaridis C,Neyens R,Nicholas J,Gay S,Chalela JA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prompt management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is critical. Literature is inconclusive regarding outcomes for patients directly admitted to specialized centers versus transferred from lower-volume hospitals. Providers are often unclear about the safety of transferring critical patients. This...

journal_title：Neurocritical care

authors： Nuño M,Patil CG,Lyden P,Drazin D

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00