Cerebral Herniation Syndromes and Intracranial Hypertension / / ed. by Matthew Koenig.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• MitwirkendeR: Bajgur, Suhas S.,; Chang, Tiffany R.,; Choi, H. Alex,; DeJesus-Alvelo, Indira,; Durrant, Julia C.,; Hinson, Holly E.,; Kazmi, Syed O.,; Lauerman, Margaret H.,; Lazaridis, Christos,; Marshall, Scott A.,; McCullough, Margy,; Miller, Chad M.,; O'Phelan, Kristine H.,; Shepherd, Starane A. I.,; Sheth, Kevin,; Stein, Deborah,; Timmons, Shelly D.,; Willis, Adam M.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Bajgur, Suhas.; Chang, Tiffany R.; Choi, H. Alex.; DeJesus-Alvelo, Indira.; Durrant, Julia C.; Hinson, Holly.; Kazmi, Syed.; Lauerman, Margaret.; Lazaridis, Christos.; Marshall, Scott A.; McCullough, Margy.; Miller, Chad M.; O'Phelan, Kristine.; Shepherd, Starane A.I.; Sheth, Kevin.; Stein, Deborah.; Willis, Adam M.
• HerausgeberIn: Koenig, Matthew,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Updates in Neurocritical Care
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)

When the brain suffers an injury, the effects can be delayed and unpredictable. Cerebrospinal fluid can slowly build up, causing dangerously high levels of intracranial pressure (ICP), and the brain tissue can be displaced into adjacent compartments, resulting in cerebral herniation syndrome (CHS)....

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• CONTENTS
• PREFACE
• CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
• 1. The Pathophysiology of Intracranial Hypertension and Cerebral Herniation Syndromes
• 2. Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Waveforms
• 3. Controversies in Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
• 4. Cerebral Herniation Syndromes
• 5. Osmotic Agents for the Treatment of Intracranial Hypertension and Cerebral Edema
• 6. Metabolic Suppression and Induced Hypothermia for the Treatment of Intracranial Hypertension
• 7. The Surgical Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Cerebral Herniation Syndromes
• 8. The Multicompartment Management of Intracranial Hypertension
• 9. The Role of Intracranial Pressure in Multimodality Monitoring Strategies
• INDEX