Abstract
What is the definition of neurocritical care? Daniel F. Hanley from the Johns Hopkins University stated on this point: “Three important aspects of the word critical are time, physiology, and outcome” [1]. The role of time is strictly connected with the progression of the nervous system dysfunction, and with the observation that early treatment of some disorders limits the morbidity and mortality. Concerning the second word of the Hanley’s definition, it is well known that monitoring of key physiologic variables is essential in critical care. What is necessary to define is the physiologic parameters we have to follow for each type of disorder. Finally the outcome, that is the precise definition of the consequences of a given disease by sex, age, type of insult and so on.
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Savettieri, G. (1998). Critical Neurologic Dysfunctions: Status Epilepticus and Guillain-Barré Syndrome. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine - A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2278-2_47
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