title: Common neurologic emergencies for nonneurologists: When minutes count.
abstract: Neurologic emergencies arise frequently and, if not diagnosed and treated quickly, can have devastating results, with high rates of long-term disability and death. Prompt recognition is an important skill. This article provides detailed analyses of acute stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, status epilepticus, and other neurologic emergencies for physicians who are not neurologists.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor and Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Neurology, University of Miami, FL, USA. E-mail: drkottapally@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kottapally
authors.affiliation: Professor and Senior Executive Vice Chair, Department of Neurology and Director, Neurohospitalist Program, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: S Andrew
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Josephson
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004234:Diuretics, Osmotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004630:Emergencies; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008353:Mannitol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012640:Seizures; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D013226:Status Epilepticus; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D061665:Time-to-Treatment; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004234:Diuretics, Osmotic; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D008353:Mannitol; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator