Neurotrauma and critical care of the brain /edited by] Jack Jallo, MD, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Services, Director, Division of Neurotrauma and Critical Care, Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Christopher M. Loftus, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Brain; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Part I: Introduction; 1. Brain Trauma and Critical Care: A Brief History; 2. The Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States and The World; 3. The Classification of Traumatic Brain Injury; Part II: Science; 4. Pathophysiology of Traumatic Brain Injury; 5. Blood Biomarkers: What is Needed in the Traumatic Brain Injury Field?; 6. Noninvasive Neuromonitoring in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury; 7. Multimodality Monitoring in Neurocritical Care; 8. Brain Injury Imaging

Part III: Management9. Prehospital Care for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury; 10. Assessment of Acute Loss of Consciousness; 11. Guidelines Application for Traumatic Brain Injury; 12. Mild Brain Injury; 13. Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury; 14. Severe Traumatic Brain Injury; 15. Wartime Penetrating Injuries; 16. Guidelines for the Surgical Management of Traumatic Brain Injury; 17. Concomitant Injuries in the Brain-injured Patient; 18. Pediatric Brain Injury; Part IV: Critical Care; 19. Neurological Critical Care; 20. Fluids Resuscitation and Traumatic Brain Injury

21. Sedation and Analgesia in Traumatic Brain Injury22. Mechanical Ventilation and Pulmonary Critical Care; 23. Nutrition Support in Brain Injury; 24. Cardiovascular Complications of Traumatic Brian Injury; 25. Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity; 26. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in the Neurocritical Care Population; 27. Traumatic Brain Injury and Infection; 28. Targeted Temperature Management in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury; Part V: Outcome; 29. Neurorehabilitation after Brain Injury; 30. Prognosis for Traumatic Brain Injury; Part VI: Socioeconomics

31. Ethics: Life and Death Choices for Traumatic Brain Injury32. Cost of Traumatic Brain Injuries in the United States and the Return on Helmet Investments; Index

""This book really is a complete primer on the head injured patient. Without a map such as the one this book metaphorically provides, the voyage to mastery can be hazardous for both practitioner and patient.""--Journal of the American Medical Association Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Brain, 2nd edition by renowned neurosurgeons Jack Jallo and Christopher Loftus incorporates salient components of the highly praised first edition. The updated text reflects cutting-edge discussion on traumatic brain injury management in a neurocritical care setting. Contributions from top experts in neuro

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