Handling difficult situations / / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks

• Autore: Wijdicks Eelco F. M. <1954->
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8
• Soggetto topico: Brain - Diseases; Neurology
• 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: Cover; Handling Difficult Situations; Series; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction to the Series; 1 Treatable Coma; 2 When Seizures Continue; 3 Judging Severity of Traumatic Brain Injury; 4 Recognition of Acute Spinal Cord Injury; 5 Treating Acute Autoimmune Encephalitis; 6 Neurosurgical Emergencies in Acute Brain Injury; 7 Endovascular Options in Ischemic Stroke; 8 Supporting Acute Respiratory Muscle Weakness; 9 Emergencies in the Transplant Recipient; 10 Troubleshooting: Easily Overlooked CT Scan Signs; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In any acute neurologic condition situations come up which generate questions about management. In a deteriorating patient there is a strain in decision making and many acute problems are hard calls. Handling Difficult Situations includes solutions for these reoccurring dilemmas. Each topic is carefully chosen and reflects clinical practice. The book addresses how to recognize treatable coma, how to judge the severity of traumatic brain and spine injury, and discusses how to recognize neurosurgical emergencies. Handling Difficult Situations also includes recognition and management of acute res
• Titolo autorizzato: Handling difficult situations
• ISBN: 0-19-932214-7; 0-19-939723-6; 0-19-932213-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826560203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Core principles of acute neurology.