SECTION 1. ACUTE INTERVENTIONS
1. Surgery for Cerebral Hemorrhage
2. Reversal of Anticoagulation After Cerebral Hemorrhage
3. Medical Care of Traumatic Brain Injury
4. Fulminant Bacterial Meningitis
5. Sorting Out and Treating Encephalitis
6. Respiratory Support in Acute Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure
7. Endovascular Recanalization in Acute Stroke
8. Decompressive Craniectomy in Acute Stroke
9. Neurological Worsening After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
10. Options in Acute Spinal Cord Compression
11. Choices in Refractory Status Epilepticus
12. Deterioration from Brain Metastasis
13. Hypothermia After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
14. Antidotes for the Intoxicated Patient
15. Failure to Awaken After Surgery
16. Stupor After Brain Surgery
SECTION 2. CALLS, PAGES, AND OTHER ALARMS
18. Early Hypotension and Fever
19. Acute Pulmonary Edema After Major Trauma
20. Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity
21. Acute Hypertension After Stroke
22. Acute Cardiac Arrhythmia After Acute Brain Injury
23. Autonomic Failure in Guillain-Barr Syndrome
24. Weaning of the Ventilator in Myasthenia Gravis
25. Hyponatremia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
26. Diabetes Insipidus After Brain Tumor Surgery
SECTION 3. LONG-TERM SUPPORT, END-OF-LIFE CARE, AND PALLIATION
28. Decisions in Persistent Vegetative State
29. Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders and Withdrawal of Life Support
30. Pitfalls of Brain Death Determination
31. Approach to Organ Donation