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Effectively treat life-threatening diseases of the nervous system using the latest evidence-based information and insights
Covering the most important literature on the topic, Management Dilemmas at the Junction of Neurocritical Care and Neurosurgery provides the latest evidence-based information and insights for improving patient outcomes across various clinical scenarios. It reviews landmark studies over the last 30 years, covering the issues you're most likely to encounter.
Nearly every study included has been published in the best general medicine peer-reviewed journals and has been highlighted in the lay press upon publication. Most are multi-institutional, prospective, randomized controlled trials that have helped shape modern neurosurgery and neurocritical practice guidelines. Chapters include:
. Intracerebral Hemorrhage
. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
. Traumatic Brain Injury
. Status Epilepticus
. Stroke
. Neurovascular Neurosurgery
. Neuro-oncology
. Spine Injury
. Functional and Epilepsy Surgery
List of contents
Section 1: Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine1. Finding the Answers2. How to Read a Journal ArticleSection 2: Essential Articles in Neurocritical Care and Neurosurgery3. Intracerebral Hemorrhage4. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage5. Traumatic Brain Injury6. Status Epilepticus7. Stroke8. Neurovascular Neurosurgery9. Neuro-oncology10. Spine Injury11. Functional and Epilepsy Surgery
About the author
Kevin T. Huang, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School.
Wenya Linda Bi, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School.
Saef Izzy, MD, is Neurocritical Care Attending in Divisions of Stroke, Cerebrovascular, and Critical Care Neurology in the Department of Neurology at Brigham and Women's Hospital; Research Associate at Massachusetts General Hospital; and Assistant Professor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
