Usefulness of Serum Procalciton ...
Background Patients with extensive brain infarcts are at increased risk for stroke-associated respiratory tract infections (SARTI), which cause wors ...
Comparison of Hypertonic Saline ...
Background Hypertonic saline (HS) is an alternative to mannitol for decreasing intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury and before craniotomy ...
Intracranial Hemorrhage Followi ...
Background Abciximab is being used as an adjunct to neuroendovascular procedures both to prevent and treat ischemic sequelae. Experience with abcixi ...
Non-Aneurysmal Perimesencephali ...
Background Cavernous angiomas are responsible for intracranial hemorrhages, but bleeding is infrequently confined to the subarachnoid space. Method ...
Acute Ischemic Injury on Diffus ...
Background Poor clinical condition is the most important predictor of neurological outcome and mortality after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Ruptur ...
Inter-Subject Correlation Exist ...
Background The prototypical intracranial pressure (ICP) pulse morphology has been well known to be triphasic. Several studies suggest that the morph ...
Levetiracetam is Associated wit ...
Background To date, common therapy in patients with intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) includes prophylaxis of seizure using antiepileptic drugs, commonl ...
Transdermal Nicotine Replacemen ...
Background We evaluated the safety of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in active smokers with acute (aneurysmal) subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). M ...
CSF Catecholamine Profile in Su ...
Background Patients experiencing apoplectic intracranial processes may develop neurogenic cardiomyopathy (NC). The purpose of this research is to de ...
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 ...