Postsurgical Meningitis Complicated by Severe Refractory Intracranial Hypertension with Limited Treatment Options: The Role of Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia

Postsurgical Meningitis Complicated by Severe Refractory Intracranial Hypertension with Limited Treatment Options: The Role of Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia

Abstract Intracranial hypertension is a commonly encountered neurocritical care problem. If first-tier therapy is ineffective, second-tier therapy must be initiated. In many cases, the full arsenal of established treatment options is available. However, situations occasionally arise in which only a...

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Main Authors: Konstantin A. Popugaev, Ivan A. Savin, Andrew V. Oshorov, Natalia V. Kurdumova, Olga N. Ershova, Andrew U. Lubnin, Boris A. Kadashev, Pavel L. Kalinin, Maxim A. Kutin, Tim Killeen, Evaldas Cesnulis, Ronald Melieste
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014-08-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
Subjects:
therapeutic hypothermia
meningitis
intracranial pressure
intracranial hypertension
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1387188

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