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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782975403321

Titolo

Neurological and neurosurgical intensive care / / Allan H. Ropper [and five others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , 2004

©2004

ISBN

1-4698-7728-7

Edizione

[Fourth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (399 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RopperAllan H

Disciplina

616.8/0428

Soggetti

Neurological intensive care

Surgical intensive care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Neurological and Neurosurgical Intensive Care""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""I General Principles of Neurological Intensive Care""; ""Introduction to Critical Care in Neurology and Neurosurgery""; ""Intracranial Physiology and Elevated Intracranial Pressure""; ""Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Mass Effect""; ""Pulmonary Aspects of Neurological Intensive Care""; ""Cardiovascular Aspects of Neurological Intensive Care""; ""Fluid and Metabolic Derangements""; ""Fever and Infections in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit""

""Treatment of the Critically Ill Patient with Myasthenia Gravis""""Status Epilepticus""; ""Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis""; ""Spinal Cord Injury""; ""Ethical and Legal Aspects Applicable to the Neurological Intensive Care Unit""; ""Subject Index""