Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction to Series
Chapter 1: Consulting in the Intensive Care Unit
Chapter 2: Acute Confusion in the Critically Ill
Chapter 3: Encephalopathies of Organ Dysfunction
Chapter 4: The Postoperative Cardiac Patient
Chapter 5: Neurologic Urgencies after Vascular Surgery
Chapter 6: Postcardiac Arrest Support and the Brain
Chapter 7: Acquired Weakness in the Intensive Care Unit
Chapter 8: Neurology of Polytrauma
Chapter 9: Neurooncology Emergencies
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting: ICU Neurotoxicology
Index

About the Author

Eelco Wijdicks is Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Chair of the Division of Critical Care Neurology, and Consultant, Neurological Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Saint Marys Hospital, Mayo Clinic

Reviews

"This is the latest in a unique set of contributions from an outstanding expert in the field. Dr. Wijdicks effectively introduces many key concepts in neurological critical care in a few pages. Reading this brief work is an excellent investment in better patient outcomes." --Doody's Health Sciences Book Review
"The combination of basic science and neuroanatomy linked to guidelines for clinical assessment and management of these complex patients is a distinctive feature of this book. It sets this book apart from textbooks or books on management of specific neurologic emergencies." -Critical Care Medicine