Neurocritical Care - The EARLYDRAIN trial demonstrated the efficacy of lumbar drainage (LD) in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) but did not differentiate between patients requiring dual...

Case Scenario A woman is brought into the emergency department after being found unresponsive at home by her husband returning from work. The...

Objectives:The role of ketamine for analgosedation in the ICU remains unclear. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of low-dose ketamine infusion...

Neurocritical Care - Brain tissue hypoxia [brain tissue oxygen tension (PbtO2) < 20 mm Hg] and elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) ≥ 22 mm Hg exacerbate...

Neurocritical Care -

Neurocritical Care -

Neurocritical Care - In patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), hematoma expansion (HE) is a strong and potentially modifiable cause of poor outcome and, therefore, an important...

ObjectivesVagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with rehabilitation improves short-term upper extremity (UE) function in people with chronic ischemic stroke. Because sustained improvements are needed for people with stroke, we examined the long-term ...

Background and ObjectivesEndovascular thrombectomy (EVT) improves outcome in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to large vessel occlusion, yet the optimal anesthetic strategy remains controversial. Previous meta-analyses using frequentist methods reported no ...

Background and ObjectivesStevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are serious cutaneous adverse reactions associated with several antiseizure medications, particularly lamotrigine and carbamazepine. We assessed the 90-day ...

End-of-life discussions between patients or their surrogate loved ones can be fraught with a range of emotions and emotional reactions in the ICU....

Left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction, defined here as reduced LV ejection fraction ≤40% or left wall motion abnormality, is commonly found in patients with ischemic stroke. Although there is ...

Neurocritical care teams operate in fast‑paced, high‑risk environments where clear communication, trust, and continuous learning are essential for...

Growing up in rural Louisiana, my first medical education was from Bobbee, the woman next door who diagnosed and treated most things with astonishing accuracy given her lack of formal education....

NCS wants YOU to get involved! This is your chance to volunteer with an NCS Committee or Section.

Neurocritical Care - There has been a surge in attention to ethical controversies associated with organ donation in the USA. The Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) Ethics Committee sought to...

Neurocritical Care - There has been a surge in attention to ethical controversies associated with organ donation in the USA. The Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) Ethics Committee sought to...

Neurocritical Care - The Curing Coma Campaign Ethics Working Group sought to understand informed consent practices for research involving persons with disorders of consciousness (DoC) to establish...

Neurocritical Care - Early seizures are a common complication after acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We tested the hypothesis of whether prophylactic antiseizure medication is associated with...

Neurocritical Care - Although supratentorial intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring represents the current standard in neurocritical care, its validity for assessing infratentorial pathologies...

Neurocritical Care - This study aims to explore the predictors of poor outcomes by analyzing the clinical characteristics and prognosis of adult patients with severe forms of autoimmune...

Neurocritical Care - Systolic blood pressure (SBP) variability has been associated with an increase in rates of death or disability in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We analyzed data...