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The Tower of Babel: Translating the ICU-EEG Nomenclature in Spanish

Written By: Clio Rubinos, MD, MS; Andres Fernandez, MD, MSEd; Maria Jose Bruzzone, MD

In the last few decades, continuous electroencephalography (cEEG) has become increasingly adopted as part of the standard management of critically...

La Torre de Babel: El Proceso de Traduccion de la Nomenclatura de EEG en la UCI

Written By: Clio Rubinos, MD, MS; Andres Fernandez, MD, MSEd; Maria Jose Bruzzone, MD

In the last few decades, continuous electroencephalography (cEEG) has become increasingly adopted as part of the standard management of critically...

Cuidados Neurointensivos en América Latina: Un Futuro Prometedor

Written By: Clio Rubinos, MD; Lia Franco Castro, MD; Jorge Mejia-Mantilla, MD

La primera unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) fue creada en 1953 por el anestesiólogo danés Bjørn Aage Ibsen (1915-2007). Enfrentando una de las...

Neurointensive Care in Latin America: A Bright Future Ahead

Written By: Clio Rubinos, MD; Lia Franco Castro, MD; Jorge Mejia-Mantilla, MD

The first intensive care unit (ICU), as it is currently known, was created by the Danish anesthesiologist Bjørn Aage Ibsen (1915-2007). Facing one...

Continuous EEG Monitoring in Intensive Care Units in Resource-Limited Settings: A Necessary Skill for Intensivists

Written By: Clio Rubinos, MD, MSCR; Maria Jose Bruzzone, MD, MSCR

Introduction The use of continuous electroencephalogram (cEEG) monitoring in the intensive care unit (ICU) has increased significantly in the...

Monitoreo continuo de EEG en las unidades de cuidados intensivos en regiones de recursos limitados: una habilidad necesaria para los intensivistas

Written By: Clio Rubinos, MD, MSCR; Maria Jose Bruzzone, MD, MSCR

Introducción El uso del monitoreo continuo electroencefalográfico (cEEG) en la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) ha aumentado...

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Global Barriers to Antiseizure Medications in Resource-Limited Settings: Challenges and Solutions & A Call to Action

Written By: Renad Abu-Sawwa, PharmD, BCPPS

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports estimate of about 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy – 80% of which reside in low- and...

Preventable Harm Metrics: What Are We Actually Measuring?

Written By: Alexandra Reynolds, MD, FNCS; Krista Lim-Hing, MD; Matthew Jaffa, DO; Julia Durrant, MD

The hospital is increasingly considered to be a dangerous place. Studies cite that as many as 400,000 hospitalized patients a year are exposed to...

Listening to the Injured Brain: How Brain Computer Interfaces Are Transforming Neurocritical Care

Written By: Nilufer Yalcin, MD

When caring for patients with severe brain injury, silence can be one of the hardest parts of the ICU. A patient lies still, ventilated, eyes...