title: Select topics in neurocritical care.
abstract: Neurocritical care aims to improve outcomes in patients with life-threatening neurologic illness. The scope of neurocritical care extends beyond the more commonly encountered and important field of cerebrovascular disease, as described previously. This article focuses on neuromuscular, neuroinfectious, and neuroimmunologic conditions that are significant causes of morbidity and mortality in the acutely neurologically ill patient. As understanding continues to increase regarding the physiology of these conditions and the best treatment, rapid identification, triage, and treatment of these patients in the emergency department is paramount.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology and Surgical Critical Care, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, 464 Congress St. Suite 260, New Haven, CT 06519, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noto
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology and Surgical Critical Care, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, 464 Congress St. Suite 260, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. Electronic address: emarcolini@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Evie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marcolini
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess; D003422:Critical Care; D018450:Disease Progression; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D009471:Neuromyelitis Optica; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014218:Triage
keywords: Encephalitis; Guillain-Barre syndrome; Meningitis; Myasthenia gravis; Neurocritical care; Rhombencephalitis