Interdisciplinary Approach to Neurocritical Care in the Intensive Care Nursery

Neurocritical care is a multidisciplinary subspecialty that combines expertise in critical care medicine, neurology, and neurosurgery, and has led to improved outcomes in adults who suffer critical illnesses. Advances in resuscitation and critical care have led to high rates of survival among neonates with life-threatening conditions such as perinatal asphyxia, extreme prematurity, and congenital malformations. Sequelae of neurological conditions arising in the neonatal period include lifelong disabilities such as cerebral palsy and epilepsy, as well as intellectual and behavioral disabilities.
Source: Seminars in Pediatric Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research