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Cerebrovascular Accident

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Acute stroke (cerebral infarct or intracerebral hemorrhage) is the most frequent cause of admission in neurocritical care units. Time is brain in these situations, and prompt attention and intervention may salvage some patients from this catastrophic problem.

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  1. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India

    V. Dedeepiya Devaprasad M.D., I.D.C.C.M. & Nagarajan Ramakrishnan A.B.(I.M.), F.A.C.P.

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  1. V. Dedeepiya Devaprasad M.D., I.D.C.C.M.
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  1. , Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, Mathura Road, New Delhi, 110076, Delhi, India

    Rajesh Chawla

  2. Critical Care Department, Amri Hospital, Garihat Road, P 4 City Scheme 4, Kolkata, 700029, West Bengal, India

    Subhash Todi

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Devaprasad, V.D., Ramakrishnan, N. (2012). Cerebrovascular Accident. In: Chawla, R., Todi, S. (eds) ICU Protocols. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0535-7_26

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