Neurocritical Care Society

Leading Insights

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...

Pediatric Neurology/Neurocritical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: A Consult Service Aiding in Transitions of Care of Patients with Epilepsy

Written By: Renad Abu-Sawwa, PharmD, BCPPS

“When you adjust for hypoalbuminemia, his phenytoin level was therapeutic at 17.5 mcg/mL following his fosphenytoin load. In addition to...

Clinician Burnout: A Case for Parallels with ICU Delirium

Written By: Renad Abu-Sawwa, PharmD, BCPPS

Burnout. Delirium. Both terms have infiltrated their way into medical literature in recent years, especially in the realms of psychiatry and...

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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...