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The Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (AIMS-TBI) Project: Bringing Data Science to the TBI Patient Bedside

Written By: Robert McNamara, FCICM; Andrew Udy, FCICM, PhD; Shiv Meka

As part of the Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (AIMS-TBI) project, up to ten trauma ICUs in Australia...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Neurocritical Care Services in National Brain Center Hospital, Jakarta

Written By: Ita Muharram Sari, MD

National Brain Center Prof. Dr. Mahar Mardjono Hospital (NBC) is the main referral hospital specializing in brain and nervous systems under the...

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International Medical Graduates in Neurocritical Care in the US: Can They Fit In and Succeed?

Written By: Masoom Desai, MD; Alexis Steinberg, MD; Fajun Wang, MD; Hana Nobleza, MD; Deepa Malaiyandi, MD

The journey of foreign physicians in the field of neurocritical care (NCC) can be full of exciting opportunities but also unsettling...

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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...

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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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Neuro-interventional Care in Nepal

Written By: Subash Phuyal, MD, DM; Gentle Shrestha, MD, FACC, EDIC, FCCP, FNCS

Nepal is a small country located in south Asia, with diverse geography ranging from Himalayan regions in the north to plain terrains in the south....

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Clinical Pharmacy Services in Neurocritical Care Units: The Experience from the MENA Region

Written By: Dana Bakdach; Farah Kablaoui; Nouran Salem; Rita Jebrin; Maha Elhamid

Background In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the scope of clinical pharmacy practice is relatively new and emerging. Several...

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Neurocritical Care Status in Nigeria

Written By: Halima Salisu-Kabara, CCRN, BNSC, MPA, PhD, FWACN; Shuaibu Dambatta, MBBS, FRCS; Dalhat Salahu, FWACS; Abdullahi Ibrahim, RN, CCRN, PGDPHEP, BNSc; Folakemi Olufunbi Olufemi-Iseyemi, CCRN, BNSc

Introduction Nigeria is a country on the coast of West Africa, bordered by Benin, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger, it shares...

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Ten Years of Standardized Training of Brain Death Determination in China

Written By: Yingying Su

In 2012, the brain injury evaluation quality control center of the National Health Commission of the people's Republic of China (BQCC / PRC /...

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Featured Program: Neurointensive Care in Liberec, Czech Republic

Written By: Vera Spatenkova, MD, PhD

The neurointensive care unit (NICU) of the Neurocenter at the Regional Hospital in Liberec is the first combined neurological and neurosurgical...

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Withdrawal of Care: Who Decides? A Comparison of US and UK Cases

Written By: Piotr Tekiela; Lauren Ottenhoff; Michael Schneck

With the steady rise of high acuity complex cases, physicians are increasingly finding themselves navigating the legal system about decisional...

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Featured Program: Neurocritical Care at the Paulo Niemeyer State Brain Institute (IECPN) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Written By: Pedro Kurtz, MD, PhD

Paulo Niemeyer State Brain Institute (IECPN) was inaugurated in 2013 as Brazil’s first public hospital/institute entirely dedicated to the...

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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.

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Beyond Survival: Mapping Recovery Paths After Cardiac Arrest in the POST-ICECAP Study

Written By: Sachin Agarwal, MD, MPH; Natalie Fisher, MS; Liz O’Donohue, MPH; Danielle A. Rojas, MS; Romergryko G. Geocadin, MD; Clifton W. Callaway, MD, PhD

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) represents a critical medical emergency with high immediate mortality rates, but survival rates have...

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Examining Perceptions of Racism: Ebonye Green’s Insights and Preview of Her NCS 22nd Annual Meeting Presentation

Written By: Ebonye Green, MNSc, APRN, FNCS, UAMS

In this insightful Q&A, NCS editorial staff dives into a conversation with Ebonye Green, DNP, APRN, FNCS, who will be presenting...