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Neurological Emergencies

A Practical Approach

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Editors:
  1. Alejandro A. Rabinstein

    1. Mayo Clinic, Neuroscience ICU, Rochester, USA

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  • Covers neurologic and neurosurgical emergencies

  • Focuses heavily on clinical manifestations and treatment

  • Fills need for a comprehensive and easy-to-read guide to urgent neurological care

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Acute Coma

    • Alejandro A. Rabinstein
    Pages 1-13

  3. Status Epilepticus

    • Michael D. Morris, Kent A. Owusu, Carolina B. Maciel
    Pages 15-47

  4. Headache Emergencies

    • Deena M. Nasr, Sherri A. Braksick
    Pages 49-66

  5. Neuro-otologic Emergencies: A Practical Approach

    • Kiersten L. Gurley, Jonathan A. Edlow
    Pages 67-84

  6. Neuro-ophthalmologic Urgencies and Emergencies

    • Devon A. Cohen, John J. Chen
    Pages 85-105

  7. Neuro-Oncologic Emergencies

    • Michael W. Ruff, Alyx B. Porter
    Pages 107-119

  8. Severe Infections of the Central Nervous System

    • Micah D. Yost, Michel Toledano
    Pages 121-149

  9. Acute Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure

    • Katherine Schwartz, Christopher L. Kramer
    Pages 151-170

  10. Acute Ischemic Stroke

    • Maximiliano A. Hawkes, Alejandro A. Rabinstein
    Pages 171-188

  11. Acute Cerebral Venous Stroke

    • Catherine Arnold Fiebelkorn, Sherri A. Braksick
    Pages 189-207

  12. Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage (Cerebral and Cerebellar)

    • David P. Lerner, Anil Ramineni, Joseph D. Burns
    Pages 209-229

  13. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

    • Sudhir Datar
    Pages 231-244

  14. Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Practical Approach

    • Daniel Agustin Godoy, Ahsan Ali Khan, Andres M. Rubiano
    Pages 245-270

  15. Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

    • Alejandro A. Rabinstein
    Pages 271-280

  16. Neurologic Emergencies from Recreational Substances

    • Kaitlyn Barkley, Christopher P. Robinson
    Pages 281-300

  17. Neurological Emergencies from Prescription Drugs

    • Sherri A. Braksick, Deena M. Nasr
    Pages 301-318

  18. Emergencies of Demyelinating Diseases

    • Shyamal C. Bir, Eduardo Gonzalez-Toledo, Alireza Minagar
    Pages 319-334

  19. Emergencies in Movement Disorders

    • Julieta E. Arena
    Pages 335-344

  20. Neurologic Emergencies in Transplant Patients

    • Jeffrey Brent Peel, Lauren K. Ng
    Pages 345-355
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About this book

This comprehensive and up-to-date book covers the common emergencies in neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. Chapters examine a variety of neurological emergencies, and offer pragmatic approaches to treatment and management. High-quality tables, figures, and algorithms supplement expertly written text, and provide readers with clear, rapid answers in an easily accessible format. Additionally, the book includes discussions on less common conditions, and incorporates specific methods for treating specific populations, such as pregnant women and transplant patients. 


Neurological Emergencies: A Practical Approach is a go-to reference for all medical professions working in emergency treatment settings, and will increase their ability to better care for patients with acute neurological diseases.



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Editors and Affiliations

  • Mayo Clinic, Neuroscience ICU, Rochester, USA

    Alejandro A. Rabinstein

About the editor



Alejandro A. Rabinstein, MD
Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Medical Director, Neuroscience ICU
Rochester, MN



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neurological Emergencies

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Approach

  • Editors: Alejandro A. Rabinstein

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28072-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28071-0Published: 12 December 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28074-1Published: 23 December 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-28072-7Published: 28 November 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 390

  • Number of Illustrations: 55 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurology, Emergency Medicine, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine

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