Neurocritical Care Society

Leading Insights

Essentials of Advanced Practice Provider Orientation to the Neuro ICU

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

The transition into the advanced practice role has been historically difficult (Dillon et al., 2016; Pleshkan and Hussey, 2020).

Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Lumbar Puncture

Written By: Earllondra Brooks, MD; Izn Shahab, MD; Gary Hunter, MD; Erika Sigman, MD

Despite major advances in neuroimaging, lumbar puncture (LP) remains a necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for a variety of neurologic...

Undoing Disability Bias by Rethinking Quality of Life

Written By: Erika Sigman, MD; Jennifer Sarrett, PhD; Elizabeth Sivertsen, MBE, CCRN, HEC-C; Gillian Hue, PhD; Tommy Thomas, MD, PhD

A 72-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after a fall. He suffered a high cervical spinal...

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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...

Tricks of the Trade: A Stepwise Approach to Managing Post-TBI Agitation

Written By: Christine Picinich, MS, AGACNP-BC, CCRN

Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) commonly develop agitation during their recovery.