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 ...
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 ...
Multimodal Neuromonitoring in a ...
Background Aortic coarctation (AC) rarely remains undiagnosed until adulthood. Intracranial aneurysms and spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) ...
Acute Intrathecal Baclofen With ...
Background Acute baclofen toxicity and withdrawal can present with a constellation of symptoms making differentiation between these two entities and ...
Sedation Confounds Outcome Pred ...
Background Therapeutic hypothermia is commonly used in comatose survivors’ post-cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It is unknown whether outcome p ...
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 ...
Spontaneous Intraventricular He ...
Background The prevalent use of anticoagulation in a growing elderly population has led to an increasing incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage. Furt ...
Recombinant Osteopontin Attenua ...
Background Osteopontin (OPN), an extracellular matrix glycoprotein, has been reported to inhibit inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). We examined ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Selective Digestive Tract Decon ...
Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) occurs in more than half of mechanically ventilated patients with Guillain–Barre´ syndrome (GBS) an ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lactate-to-Pyruvate Ratio as a ...
Background Propofol infusion syndrome (PRIS) is a rare but frequently fatal condition. It is characterized by cardiovascular collapse and metabolic ...
Electric Versus Manual Tooth Br ...
Background Poor oral hygiene has been associated with ventilator-acquired pneumonia. Yet providing oral care for intubated patients is problematic. ...
Clinical Diagnosis and Successf ...
Introduction Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is a major cause of lobar hemorrhage in older adults, and of microvascular ischemic disease. The rarest for ...
Evaluation of Coma: A Critical ...
Numerous scoring scales have been proposed and validated to evaluate coma for rapid pre-hospital assessment and triage, disease severity, and progno ...
Propofol Infusion Syndrome Duri ...
Background Propofol infusion syndrome (PRIS) is a rare but serious complication of propofol administration consisting of metabolic disorder with aci ...
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: The Fi ...
Background The first 24 h in the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) represent a critical time period for medical intervention. ...
Manganese Encephalopathy: An Un ...
Background Manganese encephalopathy is a potential complication of parenteral nutrition. Lack of early recognition leads to unnecessary testing and ...
Multimodality Neuromonitoring a ...
Background and Methods We report the case of a young woman with delayed cerebral infarction and intracranial hypertension following subarachnoid hem ...
Intracerebral Hemorrhage Specif ...
Background Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) care can vary among centers and previous studies have demonstrated differences in ICH outcome based on var ...