Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Brain

Some of the foremost leaders and thinkers in this field have contributed to the remarkable Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Brain…The book really is a complete primer on the care of the head injured patient…it should be required reading for all residents in neurosurgery…It should be available in all medical school and academic department of neurosurgery libraries…A few hours leafing through and reading the tabular summaries…will benefit almost anyone with an interest in the subject.–Journal of the American Medical Association

“[Four stars] The contributors as well as editors are well known experts in their fields…useful flow diagrams demonstrate both clinical scenarios…and basic science concepts…a comprehensive resource and reference…a valuable addition”–Doody’s Review

“Jallo and Loftus bring together chapters by neurosurgeons, neurologists, and other clinicians from the US, UK, and Australia, who present guidelines and evidence-based practices for the management of patients with traumatic brain injury. They cover the underlying science, including pathophysiology, biomarkers, monitoring, and imaging; management; critical care, nutrition, and infection; outcomes; and socioeconomic issues like ethics, medicolegal issues, and cost related to care.”–SciTech Book News

“Particularly well detailed…richly illustrated…really useful for neurosurgeons and radiologists…really instructive…this book merits a special place in the reference arsenal of neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons.”–European Neurology

In Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Brain, leading clinicians present widely accepted guidelines and evidence-based practices for the management of patients with traumatic brain injury. Divided into five main sections, the book guides the clinician through the science, management, critical care, outcomes, and important socioeconomic issues relevant to patient care.

Special Features:

• Offers the valuable team approach and recommendations of renowned surgeons, clinicians, rehabilitation specialists, and researchers
• Includes guidelines for injuries ranging from mild to moderate, severe, and penetrating, and for treating brain injury in children
• Covers the related intensive care issues of neurologic, pulmonary, cardiovascular, and infection management and nutrition and fluid control
• Reviews fundamental science concepts, including pathophysiology, monitoring and imaging, biomarkers and classification systems for brain injury
• Provides hundreds of concise summary tables and illustrations to help digest complex information
• Discusses ethics and important end-of-life issues

With an integrated management approach to injury and rehabilitation that goes well beyond initial surgery,Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Brain will enable neurosurgeons, neurologists, physicians in trauma, critical care, and rehabilitation medicine, and residents in these specialties to optimize patient care and outcomes. It is also useful as a guide for board exam preparation.

The companion volume to this book is Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Spine.