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Neurocritical Care Revisited

Edited by Prof. Yasuhiro Kuroda

This Thematic Series is published in the Journal of Intensive Care.

The articles in this series has not been sponsored. All articles have undergone the journal’s standard peer review process overseen by the Series Editor, with final decisions made by the Editor in Chief. The Series Editor and Editor in Chief declare no competing interests.

  1. Intracranial pressure control has long been recognized as an important requirement for patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Hypertonic saline has drawn attention as an alternative to mannitol in this s...

    Authors: Yukari Miyoshi, Yutaka Kondo, Hidetaka Suzuki, Tatsuma Fukuda, Hideto Yasuda and Shoji Yokobori
    Citation: Journal of Intensive Care 2020 8:61
  2. Several advanced and developing countries are now entering a superaged society, in which the percentage of elderly people exceeds 20% of the total population. In such an aging society, the number of age-relate...

    Authors: Shigeaki Inoue, Masafumi Saito and Joji Kotani
    Citation: Journal of Intensive Care 2018 6:65
  3. Continuous electroencephalogram (CEEG) monitoring is increasingly being used for brain monitoring in neurocritical care setting. This is because of the proven effectiveness of CEEG in diagnosing nonconvulsive ...

    Authors: Yuichi Kubota, Hidetoshi Nakamoto, Satoshi Egawa and Takakazu Kawamata
    Citation: Journal of Intensive Care 2018 6:39
  4. Heat stroke is a life-threatening injury requiring neurocritical care; however, heat stroke has not been completely examined due to several possible reasons, such as no universally accepted definition or class...

    Authors: Toru Hifumi, Yutaka Kondo, Keiki Shimizu and Yasufumi Miyake
    Citation: Journal of Intensive Care 2018 6:30