Neurocritical care

Neurocritical care

Edited by Prof. Yasuhiro Kuroda

Neurocritical care is the intensive care provided to patients with severe neurological and neurosurgical conditions; it provides the interface between the brain and the other organ systems. The injured brain (post-cardiac arrest, brain trauma, stroke, status epilepticus, et al.) has a low tolerance for homeostatic disruption (fever, hypotension, et al.), yet brain injury itself often causes or facilitates exactly these disruptions. In this review series, published in Journal of Intensive Care, the role of monitoring is highlighted to guide the treatment and therapeutic intervention tailored for the pathophysiologic degree of brain injury.

This series of articles 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. Content Type:Review

   Neurocritical care update

   This update comprises six important topics under neurocritical care that require reevaluation. For post-cardiac arrest brain injury, the evaluation of the injury and its corresponding therapy, including temper...

   Authors:Yasuhiro Kuroda

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2016 4:36

   Published on: 28 May 2016

   The Erratum to this article has been published in Journal of Intensive Care 2016 4:49

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2. Content Type:Review

   RETRACTED ARTICLE: Brain injury following cardiac arrest: pathophysiology for neurocritical care

   Cardiac arrest induces the cessation of cerebral blood flow, which can result in brain damage. The primary intervention to salvage the brain unde...

   Authors:Hiroyuki Uchino, Yukihiko Ogihara, Hidekimi Fukui, Miyuki Chijiiwa, Shusuke Sekine, Naomi Hara and Eskil Elmér

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2016 4:31

   Published on: 27 April 2016

   The Retraction Note to this article has been published in Journal of Intensive Care 2016 4:61

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3. Content Type:Review

   Targeted temperature management for adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: current concepts and clinical applications

   Targeted temperature management (TTM) (primarily therapeutic hypothermia (TH)) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has been considered effective, especially for adult-witnessed OHCA with a shockable in...

   Authors:Tatsuma Fukuda

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2016 4:30

   Published on: 27 April 2016

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4. Content Type:Review

   Traumatic brain injury: pathophysiology for neurocritical care

   Severe cases of traumatic brain injury (TBI) require neurocritical care, the goal being to stabilize hemodynamics and systemic oxygenation to prevent secondary brain injury. It is reported that approximately 4...

   Authors:Kosaku Kinoshita

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2016 4:29

   Published on: 27 April 2016

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5. Content Type:Review

   Targeted temperature management in traumatic brain injury

   Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is recognized as the significant cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. To reduce unfavorable outcome in TBI patients, many researches have made much efforts for the innova...

   Authors:Shoji Yokobori and Hiroyuki Yokota

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2016 4:28

   Published on: 27 April 2016

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