Color plates follow page xv 1 Initial Evaluation and Management of Neuroemergencies I Patti L Peterson MD Brian J ONeil MD Anthony L Alcantara MD Daniel B Michael MD PhD 2 Acufe Respiratory Failure in Neuroemergencies 21 C William Hanson III MD 3 Cardiovascular Disorders Related to Neuroemergencies 39 J Javier Prouencio MD Thomas R Bleck MD 4 Acute Seizure Disorders 51 Mark M Stecker MD PhD Peter B Crino MD PhD JUfD 5 Infectious and Parasitic Emergencies of the Central Nervous System 89 Dennis L Kelson MD PhD Daniel T Laskowitz MD 6 Neuroemergencies During Pregnancy 129 Scott E Kasner MD Eric C Raps MD Steven L Galetta MD 7 Neuro-Ophthalmologic Emergencies 155 Daniel T Laskowitz MD Steven L Galetta MD Eric C Raps MD 8 Acute Stroke Management 187 Gwendolyn F Ford-Lynch MD Thomas P Bleck MD 9 Parasurgical Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 25 David J Longer MD Eric L Zager MD Eugene S Flamm MD 1 Surgical Management of Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhage 243 Eric L Zager MD Eugene S Flamm MD 11 Cervicocerebral Interventional Neuroradiology 283 Robert W Hurst MD 12 Pediatric Neuroemergencies With Intracranial Hypertension 33 Derek A Bruce MB ChB 13 Acute Neuromuscular Diseases 315 Alberto A Gabbai MD Acary S B Oliveira MD Ayrton R Massaro MD Suzana M R Malheiros MD 14 Traumatic Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System 349 Madjid Sarnii MD Gotz Penkert MD 15 Acute Spinal Disorders 363 Paul J Marcotte BSc MD Ellen G Shaver MD Robert J Weil MD 16 Severe Acute Brain Trauma 45 Julio Cruz MD PhD Giulio Minoja MD Cristina Mattioli MD Werther B de Carualho MD Marie-Edith Petitjean MD Etienne Marguinaud MD Kazuo Okuchi MD Riccardo Massei MD 17 Intracranial Tumor Emergencies 437 Matthew F Philips MD Kevin D Judy MD 18 Pituitary Emergencies 457 John R Vender MD Thomas A Gennarelli MD 19 Neuroemergency Nursing 467 Kathy Paulik Ramson MSN RN CCRN Ann Marie Angelucci MSN RN CCRN Robin Haskell MSN RN CRNP CCRN Rosemary Kennedy BSN RN CCRN Eileen Maloney-Wilensky BSN RN CCRN CNRN Marguerite Phillips BSN RN Kristin M Sagedy BSN RN CCRN Diane Schretzman MSN RN CNRN Rlw 11 2 Neurorehabilitation 53 M Elizabeth Sandel MD Keith M Robinson MD Gary Goldberg MD Virginia Graziani MD Linda J Michaud MD JLD Index 547