Sarah E. Nelson, MDAssistant Professor of Neurology and Anesthesiology-Critical Care MedicineJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDUSAPaul A. Nyquist, MD, MPHAssociate Professor of Neurology, Anesthesiology-Critical Care Medicine, Medicine, and NeurosurgeryJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDUSA

“This book accomplishes a major feat in that it strives to deliver a high-quality neurocritical care textbook to a much larger audience than a traditional text would appeal to. ... it will appeal to intensivists and nonintensivists alike.” (Mark A. Burbridge, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 131 (5), November, 2020)

• Section 1: Review of the Clinical Standards for Acute Neurological Emergencies. Ischemic stroke.- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.- Intracranial hemorrhage.- Cerebral venous thrombosis.- TBI.- Spinal Cord.- Oncological Emergencies.- Surgical Emergencies.- Status epilepticus.- Infectious Encephalitis and Meningitis.- Autoimmune Encephalitis.- Neuromuscular disorders.- Acute Causes of Encephalopathy.-Section 2: Identified Systems of Care. Triage officer models.- Telemedicine.- Tertiary/specialty care requests.- Operating room.- Emergency department.- Neurology and neurosurgery floors.- Patients with acute neurological emergencies and other primary medical needs from other services.- Neurology.- Neurosurgery.- Neurointerventional services.- Emergency department.- Nursing care.- Continuous EEG monitoring.- Multimodality monitoring.- Ultrasound-TCD and bedside.- Cardiology.- Infection control.- Pharmacy.- Neuroradiology.- Airway management.- Ethical and legal issues.- Patients who recover.- Patient with partial recovery.- Mortality.- Physician billing and RVUs.- Economic impact of physician substitutes.- Economic impact of house staff.

Sarah E. Nelson, MDAssistant Professor of Neurology and Anesthesiology-Critical Care MedicineJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDUSAPaul A. Nyquist, MD, MPHAssociate Professor of Neurology, Anesthesiology-Critical Care Medicine, Medicine, and NeurosurgeryJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDUSA

“This book accomplishes a major feat in that it strives to deliver a high-quality neurocritical care textbook to a much larger audience than a traditional text would appeal to. ... it will appeal to intensivists and nonintensivists alike.” (Mark A. Burbridge, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 131 (5), November, 2020)

• Section 1: Review of the Clinical Standards for Acute Neurological Emergencies. Ischemic stroke.- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.- Intracranial hemorrhage.- Cerebral venous thrombosis.- TBI.- Spinal Cord.- Oncological Emergencies.- Surgical Emergencies.- Status epilepticus.- Infectious Encephalitis and Meningitis.- Autoimmune Encephalitis.- Neuromuscular disorders.- Acute Causes of Encephalopathy.-Section 2: Identified Systems of Care. Triage officer models.- Telemedicine.- Tertiary/specialty care requests.- Operating room.- Emergency department.- Neurology and neurosurgery floors.- Patients with acute neurological emergencies and other primary medical needs from other services.- Neurology.- Neurosurgery.- Neurointerventional services.- Emergency department.- Nursing care.- Continuous EEG monitoring.- Multimodality monitoring.- Ultrasound-TCD and bedside.- Cardiology.- Infection control.- Pharmacy.- Neuroradiology.- Airway management.- Ethical and legal issues.- Patients who recover.- Patient with partial recovery.- Mortality.- Physician billing and RVUs.- Economic impact of physician substitutes.- Economic impact of house staff.

Sarah E. Nelson, MDAssistant Professor of Neurology and Anesthesiology-Critical Care MedicineJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDUSAPaul A. Nyquist, MD, MPHAssociate Professor of Neurology, Anesthesiology-Critical Care Medicine, Medicine, and NeurosurgeryJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDUSA

“This book accomplishes a major feat in that it strives to deliver a high-quality neurocritical care textbook to a much larger audience than a traditional text would appeal to. ... it will appeal to intensivists and nonintensivists alike.” (Mark A. Burbridge, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 131 (5), November, 2020)

• Section 1: Review of the Clinical Standards for Acute Neurological Emergencies. Ischemic stroke.- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.- Intracranial hemorrhage.- Cerebral venous thrombosis.- TBI.- Spinal Cord.- Oncological Emergencies.- Surgical Emergencies.- Status epilepticus.- Infectious Encephalitis and Meningitis.- Autoimmune Encephalitis.- Neuromuscular disorders.- Acute Causes of Encephalopathy.-Section 2: Identified Systems of Care. Triage officer models.- Telemedicine.- Tertiary/specialty care requests.- Operating room.- Emergency department.- Neurology and neurosurgery floors.- Patients with acute neurological emergencies and other primary medical needs from other services.- Neurology.- Neurosurgery.- Neurointerventional services.- Emergency department.- Nursing care.- Continuous EEG monitoring.- Multimodality monitoring.- Ultrasound-TCD and bedside.- Cardiology.- Infection control.- Pharmacy.- Neuroradiology.- Airway management.- Ethical and legal issues.- Patients who recover.- Patient with partial recovery.- Mortality.- Physician billing and RVUs.- Economic impact of physician substitutes.- Economic impact of house staff.