Critical Care of the Stroke Patient

Stefan Schwab, Daniel Hanley, A. David Mendelow

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9780521762564
• eBook ISBN:
  9781139989220
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Neurology

New and groundbreaking therapeutic options for the critical care of patients with cerebrovascular disease have improved patient management, minimized morbidity, reduced in-patient care, improved quality of life, and had a positive economic impact on health service provision. This volume integrates these approaches and suggests the best therapy option for all cerebrovascular conditions. The early chapters of the book focus on monitoring techniques and interventions. Subsequent sections address the critical care of a wide range of cerebrovascular diseases: ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, arteriovenous malformations, cerebral venous thrombosis and traumatic injury. The editors and authors are internationally recognized experts in their field, and the text is supplemented by tables and illustrations to demonstrate important clinical findings. This book will meet the needs of stroke physicians, neurologists, neurosurgeons, neurointensivists and interventional neuroradiologists seeking to maximize positive outcomes for their patients.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• Contributors
• Section 1 Monitoring Techniques
• Section 2 Interventions
• Section 3 Critical Care of Ischemic Stroke
• 13 Intravenous and intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke
• 14 Decompressive surgery and hypothermia
• 15 Space-occupying hemispheric infarction: clinical course, prediction, and prognosis
• 16 Critical care of basilar artery occlusion
• 17 Critical care of cerebellar stroke
• 18 Rare specific causes of stroke
• 19 Blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke
• Section 4 Critical Care of Intracranial Hemorrhage
• 20 Management of intracranial hemorrhage: early expansion and second bleeds
• 21a Management of acute hypertensive response in the ICH patient
• 21b Respiratory care of the ICH patient
• 21c Nutrition in the ICH patient
• 21d Management of infections in the ICH patient
• 21e Management of cerebral edema in the ICH patient
• 22a Surgery for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
• 22b Minimally invasive treatment options for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
• 22c Image-guided endoscopic evacuation of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
• 23 Intraventricular hemorrhage
• 24 Interventions for cerebellar hemorrhage
• 25 Interventions for brainstem hemorrhage
• Section 5 Critical Care of Arteriovenous Malformations
• 26 Surgery for arteriovenous malformations
• 27 Radiation therapy for arteriovenous malformations
• 28 Management of cavernous angiomas of the brain
• Section 6 Critical Care of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
• 29 Medical interventions for subarachnoid hemorrhage
• 30 Craniotomy for treatment of aneurysms
• 31 Endovascular interventions for subarachnoid hemorrhage
• 32 Management of vasospasm in subarachnoid hemorrhage
• 33 Management of metabolic derangements in subarachnoid hemorrhage
• 34 Management of cardiopulmonary dysfunction in subarachnoid hemorrhage
• Section 7 Critical Care of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
• 35 Identification, differential diagnosis, and therapy for cerebral venous thrombosis
• Section 8 Vascular Disease Syndromes Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury
• 36 Ischemic brain damage in traumatic brain injury (TBI): extradural, subdural, and intracerebral hematomas and cerebral contusions
• Index