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Critical Care Neurology

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The subspecialty of neurologic critical care has come of age. In years past, neurosurgeons and some neurologists had to acquire a critical care skill set that permitted them to care for their patients in the neurosurgical postoperative care environment and in stroke centers. Intensive care physicians had only rudimentary knowledge of the neurologic physiology, anatomy, and pathology necessary to diagnose and effectively treat acute neurologic conditions. Over time, a few medical centers large enough to care for many neuroscience patients and also support the concept of subspecialty intensive care units (ICUs) have come to recognize the benefits of neurologic intensivists. Often serving as the epicenter of patient care, the neurologic ICU team assists in the management of patients with a diverse range of neurologic pathology and connects with other specialty areas in the neurosciences to provide the comprehensive care approach required. Now, the discipline is maturing. In this generation a substantial cadre of intensivists has finally emerged to support the needs of critically ill neurologic patients in this country. Welcome aboard!

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Mirski, M.A. et al. (2009). Critical Care Neurology. In: Rosenberg, R.N. (eds) Atlas of Clinical Neurology. Current Medicine Group. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-57340-359-7_4

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