Cerebral Protection Measures
18 Cerebral Protection Measures Dennis Cramer, Dan Miulli, and Javed Siddiqi Case Study A 32-year old male was an unrestrained driver involved in a head-on traffic collision at high speed….
Team Management of the Multisystem-Injured Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
Section II Triage 8 Team Management of the Multisystem-Injured Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient David T. Wong Case Study A 23-year-old male is involved in a motorcycle collision against a…
Restraints and the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
30 Restraints and the NeurosurgicalIntensive Care Unit Patient Paula Snyder The neurosurgical intensive care unit (NICU) faces unique challenges when it comes to providing patient safety. Patients are often confused,…
Cranial Nerve Injuries and Their Management
3 Cranial Nerve Injuries and Their Management Nguyen Do and Dan Miulli Case Study A 22-year old male short-order cook is assaulted while walking to work. He is punched in…
Cerebral Perfusion
15 Cerebral Perfusion Dan Miulli and Javed Siddiqi Case Study A 20-year-old male presents after a fall from a second-story window with obvious contusions to his chest, abdomen, and head….
Altered Level of Consciousness: Pathophysiology and Management
4 Altered Level of Consciousness: Pathophysiology and Management Jeffery M. Jones and Dan Miulli Case Study A 50-year-old Caucasian female was involved in a motor vehicle accident, during which she…
Progressing Postoperative Neurologic Deficit: Cranial or Spinal
10 Progressing Postoperative Neurologic Deficit: Cranial or Spinal Ganna L. Breland and Dan Miulli Case Study A 42-year-old male is in the recovery room after a posterior lumbar fusion following…
Neuroimaging and the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient
6 Neuroimaging and the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Patient Ganna L. Breland and Dan Miulli Case Study A 14-year-old boy sustains a head injury during a head-on collision with a…
Introduction to the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
1 Introduction to the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Javed Siddiqi Neurosurgery is, at the same time, the oldest form of surgery and the newest. We know that trephining, for instance,…
