title: Monitoring of cerebral function.
abstract: The cerebral function of sedated ventilated patients cannot be assessed by neurological examination, yet many of these patients may have changing cerebral function which needs urgent treatment. Many methods of measuring cerebral function are available and are reviewed in this article along with recommendations for practical monitoring within the intensive care unit.
authors.affiliation: Charing Cross Hospital, London.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*