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Stroke

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Stroke is a medical emergency which may cause devastating neurological sequelae and death. Rapid assessment and timely intervention are essential for achieving better outcomes. Airway management and ventilatory support for optimizing oxygenation, close neurological evaluation, optimizing fluid and electrolyte levels, maintaining adequate cerebral circulation, fever management, and glucose control are common fundamentals regardless of the stroke subtypes. Target blood pressure varies depending on the stroke subtypes and stage of illness. Moreover, specific attention to detection and mitigation of delayed cerebral ischemia in subarachnoid hemorrhage is essential. Recently there have been substantial reports indicating the beneficial effects of neurocritical care in the managements of stroke patients.

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Kobata, H. (2019). Stroke. In: Kinoshita, K. (eds) Neurocritical Care . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7272-8_10

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