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The prognosis of patients who are admitted in a comatose state following successful resuscitation after cardiac arrest remains uncertain. Although…
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Coma is an acute failure of neuronal systems governing arousal and awareness and represents a medical emergency. When encountering a…
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Status epilepticus (SE) treatment strategies vary substantially from one institution to another due to the lack of data to support…
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Status epilepticus is a common neurological emergency with considerable associated health-care costs, morbidity, and mortality. The definition of status epilepticus…
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Purpose of review: Although rare, central nervous system (CNS) infections are increasingly being recognized in immunocompromised patients. The goal of…
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This article reviews the methods of monitoring and treating traumatic intracranial hypertension in intensive care settings.
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Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is currently managed in the intensive care unit with a combined medical–surgical approach. Treatment aims…
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This review discusses the clinical and neurophysiological features of general anesthesia and their relationships to sleep and coma, focusing on…
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Progress has been made in understanding the genetic defects and the pathophysiology of this crippling motor neuron disease (commonly called…
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