Neurocritical Care Society

Leading Insights

Articles in this section feature neuro ICU programs from around the world and provide updates on the latest neurological technology.

Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Evaluation for Pneumothorax

Written By: Stuart Brill , DO; Georgina Ang, MD; Jon Rosenberg

A 70-year-old man presented to the hospital with a right frontal intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH score 3) with intraventricular hemorrhage, mass...

Errors of Omission or Commission: Examining the Decision to Withhold Intensive Therapies

Written By: Matthew N. Jaffa, MD; Alexandra S. Reynolds, MD

We have all likely encountered the case of a patient stricken by severe acute neurologic injury (SANI) for which the neurosurgical team’s...

A Looming Crisis in Neurocritical Care Due to Hospital Closings

Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP

Over the last few years, many hospitals and clinics have been forced to close due to staffing, low reimbursement rates, and increasing operational...

Making a Case for Ketamine in Pediatric Status Epilepticus

Written By: Nicolas Chiriboga, MD; Renad Abu-Sawwa, PharmD, BCPPS

Status epilepticus (SE) is one of the most common neurological emergencies in children, with 23 cases per 100,000 children and a mortality of up...

The Role of Nurses in Managing Severe Hyponatremia and Preventing Central Pontine Myelinolysis

Written By: Jordan Yakoby, EdD, DNP, ACNP-BC, FNYAM, FCCM, FNCS

The role of nurses in monitoring patients’ clinical condition and laboratory results is critical in preventing complications from overly...

The Curing Coma Campaign’s 5th Anniversary Town Hall

Written By: Shradda Mainali, MD; Daiwai Olson, PhD, RN; Claude Hemphill, MD, MAS; Len Polizzotto; Jose Suarez, MD; Keri Kim

The Curing Coma Campaign (CCC) celebrated its 5th anniversary during the 2024 Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) Annual Meeting with a comprehensive...

The Magnetic Power of the Future: The Iseult CEA 11.7 T MRI

Written By: Shane Musick, MD; Nilufer Yalcin, MD

The Iseult CEA 11.7 Tesla (T) MRI machine marks a significant leap forward in magnetic resonance imaging, offering unmatched magnetic field...

Who Invited Legal Into the Peer Review Conference?

Written By: Krista Lim-Hing, MD; Alexandra Reynolds, MD; Daryl McHugh, MD; Julia Durrant, MD; Matthew N. Jaffa, DO

When asking physicians to reflect on their years of medical training, it is rare to find one without a formative memory connected to a morbidity...