1H-MR Spectroscopy in Traumatic ...
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common cause of neurological damage and disability. Conventional imaging (CT scan or MRI) is highly sensitive in d ...
Emergent, Controlled Lumbar Dra ...
Background Measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP) is recommended in comatose acute liver failure (ALF) patients due to risk of rapid global cere ...
Good Outcome in HELLP Syndrome ...
Background HELLP syndrome is associated with high morbidity and mortality which is attributed most commonly to intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) and/or ...
Selective Digestive Tract Decon ...
Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) occurs in more than half of mechanically ventilated patients with Guillain–Barre´ syndrome (GBS) an ...
Minimally Invasive Procedures f ...
Background To observe the effects of the minimally invasive removal of an intracerebral hematoma on the glutamate concentration, blood–brain barrier ...
Prostacyclin Infusion May Preve ...
Background Prostacyclin is a potent vasodilator, inhibitor of leukocyte adhesion, and platelet aggregation, and has been suggested as therapy for ce ...
Possibility of Delayed Cerebral ...
Background A pretruncal subarachnoid hemorrhage has been accepted as a ‘‘benign’’ entity. Here we present two patients with delayed cerebral infarct ...
Prognostic Factors of Spinal Co ...
Background This study aims to determine the potential risk factors associated with the development of severe diving-related spinal cord decompressio ...
Recombinant Osteopontin Attenua ...
Background Osteopontin (OPN), an extracellular matrix glycoprotein, has been reported to inhibit inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). We examined ...
Spontaneous Intraventricular He ...
Background The prevalent use of anticoagulation in a growing elderly population has led to an increasing incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage. Furt ...
Ventilator Autocycling and Dela ...
Background Improvements in technology play an important role in caring for critically ill patients. One example is the advance in ventilator design ...
Sedation Confounds Outcome Pred ...
Background Therapeutic hypothermia is commonly used in comatose survivors’ post-cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It is unknown whether outcome p ...
Acute Intrathecal Baclofen With ...
Background Acute baclofen toxicity and withdrawal can present with a constellation of symptoms making differentiation between these two entities and ...
Multimodal Neuromonitoring in a ...
Background Aortic coarctation (AC) rarely remains undiagnosed until adulthood. Intracranial aneurysms and spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) ...
Trend in Outcome and Financial ...
Background Little current data exists regarding outcome, cost, and length of stay (LOS) after subdural hemorrhage (SDH). We sought to examine predic ...
Treatment of Resistant Fever: N ...
Background Fever in neurocritical care patients is common and has a negative impact on neurological outcome. The purpose of this prospective observa ...
A Bolus of Conivaptan Lowers In ...
Background Hyponatremia may complicate brain injury and exacerbate cerebral edema and intracranial pressure (ICP). Vasopressin-receptor antagonists ...
Posterior Reversible Encephalop ...
Background Cerebral vasospasm has become the most concerning complication in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) seen in the neu ...
Risk Factors and Outcome of Sei ...
Background Seizures are important neurologic complications of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH). A better understanding of risk factors of seizures f ...
The Effect of Decompressive Hem ...
Background Animal studies have shown that even a small temperature elevation of 1C can cause detrimental effects after brain injury. Since the skul ...
Alterations in Cerebral Oxidati ...
Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) generates regional alterations in cerebral metabolism, leading to the potential evolution of persistent meta ...
The Challenges with Brain Death ...
Background To identify a reliable method of performing apnea testing as part of brain death determination in adult patients who develop loss of brai ...
Post-Stroke Infection: A Role f ...
Background Infection is common following stroke and is independently associated with worse outcome. Clinical studies suggest that infections occur m ...
Safety and Tolerability of High ...
Background Bivalirudin (Angiomax) is a direct thrombin inhibitor used in interventional cardiology due to its several distinct advantages over hepar ...
Diffuse Cerebral Vasospasm Afte ...
Background Diffuse cerebral vasospasm after brain tumor resection is rare. This is the first report of diffuse cerebral vasospasm following resectio ...