Textbook of Neurointensive Care

Book info: Textbook of Neurointensive Care (Hardcover, 1010 pages) – Springer, 2013. Language: English.

This updated and refined new edition is the only book to provide a comprehensive approach to the intensive care of neurologically injured patients from the emergency room and ICU through the operating room and post-surgical period. It reviews neuroanatomy, neuroradiology, and neurophysiology, examines the neurological problems most frequently seen in intensive care, and describes the various types of neurosurgery. General issues are discussed, such as cardiac care, fluids and electrolytes, nutrition, and monitoring as well as more specific conditions and complications including elevated intracranial pressure, seizures, and altered mental states.

A.  Joseph Layon, MD, FACP, Andrea Gabrielli, MD, FCCM, and William A. Friedman, MD