Neurosurgery Clinics: Focus on Neurocritical Care

Edited by Alejandro A. Rabinstein, this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics delves into the intricacies of Neurocritical Care, covering a wide range of topics that are essential for medical professionals and researchers in the field.

Topics Covered

• Anoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury: A comprehensive look into the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of anoxic-ischemic brain injuries, which are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
• Practical Approach to Posttraumatic Intracranial Hypertension: This section provides a practical approach to managing posttraumatic intracranial hypertension, focusing on pathophysiologic reasoning to guide treatment decisions.
• Management of Traumatic Brain Injury: An update on the latest research and clinical practices in managing traumatic brain injuries, highlighting new techniques and technologies that are improving patient outcomes.
• Cortical Spreading Depression and Ischemia: This topic explores the relationship between cortical spreading depression and ischemia in neurocritical patients, shedding light on the complex interplay between these two conditions.
• Targeted Temperature Management: A detailed discussion on the use of targeted temperature management in brain-injured patients, including its benefits and challenges.
• Herpes Virus Encephalitis in Adults: This section aims to dispel old myths and present current knowledge on herpes virus encephalitis in adults, a condition that can have devastating consequences if left untreated.
• Primary Acute Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure: An in-depth analysis of primary acute neuromuscular respiratory failure, a life-threatening condition that requires prompt recognition and treatment.
• Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness: This topic addresses the growing concern of intensive care unit-acquired weakness, discussing its causes, diagnosis, and prevention strategies.
• Recent Advances in the Acute Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A review of the latest advances in managing intracerebral hemorrhage, highlighting new surgical and medical approaches that are improving patient survival and functional outcomes.
• New Developments in Refractory Status Epilepticus: This section covers the latest developments in the diagnosis and treatment of refractory status epilepticus, a condition that poses significant challenges for healthcare providers.
• Acute Cardiac Complications in Critical Brain Disease: An exploration of the complex relationship between critical brain disease and acute cardiac complications, emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
• Nosocomial Infections in the Neurointensive Care Unit: A discussion on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of nosocomial infections in the neurointensive care unit, highlighting the unique challenges posed by these infections.
• Neurologic Complications of Solid Organ Transplantation: This topic delves into the neurologic complications that can arise in solid organ transplant recipients, including the causes, diagnosis, and management of these complications.
• Shared Decision Making in Neurocritical Care: An examination of the role of shared decision making in neurocritical care, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between healthcare providers, patients, and their families in making treatment decisions.

This issue of Neurosurgery Clinics provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research and clinical practices in neurocritical care, making it an essential resource for healthcare professionals and researchers working in this field.