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This book focuses on the clinical and preclinical research on traumatic brain injuries where age at time of injury (young versus aged) reveals both parallel and divergent findings at the molecular, cellular, and behavioral levels with insights into alterations in brain structure and function and the implications for recovery. The authors address the hurdles that have been overcome, consider new directions inspired by the most recent research, and the value of data sharing and evidenced based-practice. Traumatic Brain Injuries: Tackling the Unique Terrain of the Injured Young and Aged Brain explores the challenges imposed by an injury that not only causes tissue damage but disrupts brain development and may incite pathological events in the aging brain. With the proliferation of the research literature in traumatic brain injuries, this is the time for a book that surveys the landscape and assesses where the field is headed and what is needed moving forward.

Pediatrics is an evolving field of medicine and with many new advancements in knowledge, scientific research, and technology in recent years. This concise and comprehensive 2nd Edition of the textbook'Update in Pediatrics'provides an update and overview of the latest advances and current literature in Pediatrics, assisting health professionals to review cutting-edge information in the different subspecialties in Pediatrics. This book is structured into chapters based on the various subspecialties in Pediatrics, and includes chapters ranging from traditional disciplines such as Infectious Disease and Cardiology, to more current disciplines such as Adolescent Medicine and Child Maltreatment. The team of authors is made up of experienced and expert clinicians and researchers in their respective fields. The target audience for this book includes any practitioner who cares for children, including pediatricians, family doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners, allied health professionals, residents, medical students, and health researchers providing an indispensable resource for the busy clinician and learner who wishes to stay up-to-date with the latest advances and knowledge in the field.

The book provides a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between nutrition and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Divided into two sections, the book covers various aspects of TBI, from its biomechanics and pathophysiological changes to evidence-based clinical guidelines and experimental models. Section I covers the background of TBI, including the definition and biomechanics of TBI, an understanding of pathophysiological changes that occur in the brain, and the importance of evidence-based clinical guidelines for effective TBI management. The section also delves into experimental models of TBI and the role of biomarkers in diagnosing and assessing TBI. Furthermore, it explores early feeding guidelines following TBI, emphasizing the significance of nutrition in the recovery process. Section II focuses on the connection between nutrition and TBI. It examines the concept of resilience and nutri-protection against TBI prior to the injury, highlighting strategies to enhance the brain's ability to withstand trauma. The book then explores the role of various nutrients and dietary components in TBI, such as antioxidants, branched-chain amino acids, choline, creatine, ketogenic diet, magnesium, polyunsaturated fatty acids (EPA and DHA), polyphenols, vitamin D, and zinc. Each topic is explored in depth, considering their impact on TBI outcomes and potential therapeutic applications. Furthermore, this section delves into nutritional interventions for TBI management. It addresses the selection of appropriate nutritional interventions and mechanistic targets for effective treatment. The section also explores the integration of nutrition into clinical practice guidelines for TBI and the emerging field of nutrigenomics, which investigates the interaction between nutrition and the genetic factors involved in TBI. Additionally, the section discusses the role of pharmacognosy in TBI research and provides nutritional recommendations for TBI management, considering the diverse needs of individuals affected by TBI. The book contributes to advancing the understanding and management of TBI by exploring the background, highlighting the importance of nutrition, and offering insights into nutritional interventions with potential implications for both preventive and therapeutic approaches. The book is a great resource for students and brain/neuroscience researchers.

Der Klassiker der Intensivmedizin in 13. Auflage!In diesem großen Standardwerk für die Intensivmedizin finden Sie alle Themen der modernen, interdisziplinären Intensivmedizin zusammengetragen. Es bietet höchsten Standard für die ärztliche Weiterbildung und ist gleichzeitig ein wertvolles Nachschlagewerk im klinischen Alltag für Ärztinnen und Ärzte auf Intensivstationen aller Fachrichtungen, u.a. aus Anästhesiologie, Innere Medizin, Chirurgie und Neurologie. Dargestellt werden u.a. moderne Diagnostik, Monitoring - und Therapieverfahren, intensivmedizinisch relevante Krankheitsbilder und Notfälle, Intensivtherapie nach neurochirurgischen, herzchirurgischen, thoraxchirurgischen und abdominalchirurgischen Eingriffen sowie ethische, psychosoziale und pflegerische Aspekte. Weitere Themen sind: Teleintensivmedizin, Weiterbildung und Kompetenzvermittlung in der Intensivmedizin, Langzeitfolgen nach Intensivtherapie, Akut- und Frührehabilitation, Palliativmedizin in der Intensivmedizin, Risikomanagement und Fehlerkultur. Die 13. Auflage erscheint komplett überarbeitet und aktualisiert.

This book, written by internationally renowned experts, is a comprehensive text covering all aspects and recommendations regarding the use of POCUS for critically ill neonates and children. Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for the Neonatal and Pediatric Intensivist is structured to address and expand upon recently published international evidence-based POCUS guidelines endorsed by the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC). The book is richly illustrated and includes a robust collection of individual POCUS images and cases. The Electronic Supplementary Materials offer high quality and interesting video clips complementing reader learning, particularly for neonatology, pediatric critical care, and general pediatric providers. Chapter authors provide a practical, experience-based approach to clinical integration of POCUS applications and highlight relevant supportive literature as well as important limitations to POCUS use in the management of critically ill children. The information within the book is also intended to support further clinical and educational research in the practice of pediatric POCUS.

The heavily revised second edition of this essential textbook describes how to utilize a range of surgical techniques applicable to pediatrics. Chapters contain flowcharts to facilitate rapid assessment and decision-making. In addition, learning objectives and review questions are contained within each chapter to reinforce the key points covered. Topics covered include routinely encountered adolescent problems and neoplasms in children. Pediatric Surgery: Diagnosis and Treatment concisely describes how to apply a range of diagnostic and treatment techniques that are applicable to the pediatric patient in a variety of surgical scenarios for a range of diseases. Furthermore, it is an ideal resource for trainees and active practitioners taking board examinations.

Neurosurgical emergencies, both traumatic and non-traumatic, may progress rapidly and if timely emergency management is not offered, these can lead to permanent neurological damage and disabilities. The spectrum of pediatric neurosurgical emergencies can range from traumatic brain injuries, infection, vascular lesions, acute hydrocephalus, and so on. Pediatric neurosurgical emergencies represent a challenging situation in the emergency room as in children it may be difficult to differentiate the etiology. This book provides an overview of pediatric neurosurgical emergencies, emergency room management and resuscitation, neurocritical care and fluid resuscitation in children. It covers the spectrum of common acute pediatric neurosurgical disorders that may be encountered in the emergency room and require urgent neurosurgical intervention.

This book provides a comprehensive and concise, review of the fundamental concepts and clinical indications for Transcranial Doppler (TCD) imaging. An overview of the physics of ultrasonography as it pertains to TCD is presented, as well as neuroanatomy and cerebrovascular physiology in healthy and diseased states. Recommended protocols for neuroimaging are reviewed and serves as a guide for existing neurovascular laboratories and medical systems seeking to develop laboratories that are in need of a guide to establish their own protocols. The most common, relevant and challenging clinical conditions where TCD is incorporated to assist with patient management are discussed. In addition, chapters provide a framework for building a neurovascular laboratory, including necessary equipment, steps to obtain national accreditation by accrediting bodies, and reimbursement procedures for tests performed. The book concludes with “clinical pearls” and“tricks of the trade”, which serve as a commentary to guide physicians and neurosonologists on best-practices for TCD acquisition and interpretation.

Sie arbeiten in einem interdisziplinären Team, das Kinder und Erwachsene mit komplexen neuromotorischen Erkrankungen und Behinderungen betreut, begleitet und behandelt? Dann bietet dieses Lehr- und Praxisbuch, in dem renommierte Autoren ihren Erfahrungsschatz aus Forschung und Praxis systematisch zusammengetragen und didaktisch aufbereitet haben, die perfekte Arbeitsgrundlage.Profitieren Sie vom Expertenwissen für die gemeinsame Arbeit in Praxis, Institution und Klinik! Zum Thema Neuroorthopädie hat das renommierte Team Abel C., Pitz E., Schikora N. und Strobl W. im Springer-Verlag publiziert: Strobl W., Schikora N., Pitz E., Abel C. (2020) Neuroorthopädie _ Disability Management.Strobl W., Abel C., Pitz E., Schikora N. (2020) Therapeutisches Arbeiten in der Neuroorthopädie

This unique book discusses the management of neurocritical care patients, including basic concepts, pathophysiologic principles, monitoring, treatment indications, and factors that affect outcomes in patients requiring neurocritical care assistance. It addresses the need to improve continuing education in this area, highlighting patient care in the perioperative period. This is the first book to provide a simplified overview for neurosurgeons and neurologists to understand the neurocritical patient journey. It is divided into three parts: the first covers the basics concepts, from monitoring to the interpretation of exams; the second explores general management of specific situations encountered in intensive care and the last part includes prognostic and rehabilitation models, as well as new perspectives. Thanks to the accessible, neurosurgical specific language, the book is well suited for all professionals involvedin neurocritical care, including students, but is also a valuable resource for residents and researches, as well as experienced neurosurgeons or neurologists looking for updated information and guidelines.

Global health is a rapidly emerging discipline with a transformative potential for public policy and international development. Emphasizing transnational health issues, global health aims to improve health and achieve health equity for all people worldwide. Its multidisciplinary scope includes contributions from many disciplines within and beyond the health sciences, including clinical medicine, public health, social and behavioral sciences, environmental sciences, economics, public policy, law and ethics. This large reference offers up-to-date information and expertise across all aspects of global health and helps readers to achieve a truly multidisciplinary understanding of the topics, trends as well as the clinical, socioeconomic and environmental drivers impacting global health. As a fully comprehensive, state-of-the-art and continuously updated, living reference, the Handbook of Global Health is an important, dynamic resource to provide context for global health clinical care, organizational decision-making, and overall public policy on many levels. Health workers, physicians, economists, environmental and social scientists, trainees and medical students as well as professionals and practitioners will find this handbook of great value.

This book provides a comprehensive overview on sedation and analgesia for the pediatric intensivist. Divided into two primary sections, the text presents a framework on how to care for patients who need sedation, analgesia, and neuromuscular blockade inside the pediatric ICU (PICU), and how to manage procedural sedation in an outpatient setting. The first section focuses on sedation and analgesia for the critically ill child, with an emphasis on analgesics, sedatives, neuromuscular blockade, tolerance and withdrawal, and the PICU environment. The second section centers around procedural sedation, detailing patient selection, pre-sedation assessment, how to choose a sedation regimen, available agents, and nursing considerations.Written by experts in the field, Sedation and Analgesia for the Pediatric Intensivist: A Clinical Guide is a valuable resource for the pediatric intensivist in caring for their patients both inside and outside the PICU.

Providing core information on pediatric surgery, this book serves as a supplement to standard pediatric surgical textbooks. It offers pearls of wisdom that will help those who participate in pediatric surgical care, as well as to provide state-of-the-art insights based on physiological principles, literature reviews, and clinical experience. This book is an ideal tool to help readers prepare for questions they will be asked on ward rounds, in the OR, or in oral exams. The depth of exploration is intended for medical students, residents in pediatrics and pediatric surgery, pediatric surgical trainees, pediatric nurse practitioners, primary care pediatricians, and family practitioners.

This comprehensively updated second edition features major revisions, 24 new chapters and more than 40 new authors, reflecting both the advances and key challenges within the field. Offering a systematic guide to the management of children and adults with severe traumatic brain injury throughout the entire chain of care, it includes evidence-based recommendations for each diagnostic and therapeutic measure, together with tips, tricks and pitfalls. The authors are all highly experienced clinicians and researchers who work with neurotrauma patients on a daily basis, and the editors represent the Scandinavian Neurotrauma Committee.The book helps professionals provide more systematic and higher-quality care in prehospital settings, primary hospitals, neurosurgical departments, neurointensive care units, and rehabilitation facilities. It is intended for all healthcare personnel involved in the multidisciplinary management of patients with head injuries, especially those in emergency care, neurosurgery, anesthesiology, radiology, and rehabilitation.

This book answers frequently asked questions about common pediatric neurosurgical conditions related to vascular malformations of the brain and spinal cord, in an attempt to fill in the gap and answer numerous questions that arises after a diagnosis is made. Pediatric patients with neurosurgical conditions are almost always referred from either primary care physicians, neurologists internists or a specialist in family medicine. Recently, neurosurgeons treating adult population also refer a pediatric patient to their colleague specialized in this field. There are over 1500 academic and private hospitals in the US who have dedicated tertiary Neurosurgery services and cater thousands of small children every year, in addition to numerous centers that have level 1 and 2 trauma care. However, there are few tertiary level Pediatric centers which can provide quality care for neurosurgical conditions. This book is specially written and illustrated for residents, fellows and consultants/attendings in all pediatric related specialties, including but not limited to Neurosurgery, Neurology, Pediatrics, Radiology, Anesthesia.

First prize from the 2016 BMA Medical Book Awards for Surgical Specialties!Winner of the 2017 PROSE Awards for Textbook/Clinical MedicineThis state-of-the-art volume is an unparalleled teaching tool that reveals invaluable tricks of the trade. It is an essential resource for pediatric and general neurosurgeons, neurosurgery residents and fellows.Pediatric Neurosurgery is a uniquely exacting subspecialty in which surgeons are given the extraordinary privilege of alleviating suffering for gravely ill children, and in best-case scenarios, restoring their health. Understanding the vast and complex anatomy, pathology, and pathophysiology that evolves throughout childhood presents considerable challenges. Further, the field is rapidly progressing with advancements in neurodiagnostic imaging and surgical instrumentation, as well as an expanding knowledge of the molecular and genetic bases underlying many neurosurgical disorders.While this book's primary focus is on how to achieve technical excellence in the OR, this is a remarkably personal book about the art of pediatric neurosurgery. In it you will find wisdom gained from decades of experience. Read this book, use the knowledge you gain from it, and you will become a safer, more skillful neurosurgeon.Special Features:More than 800 stunning, full-color illustrationsOnline access to videos in which experts from all over the world demonstrate the operative nuances and techniques that help surgeons get patients safely in and out of the ORWritten by master surgeons from 10 countries who share a wealth of insightful wisdom garnered from years of experience, refinement of surgical techniques, and development of numerous innovationsSurgical pearls, operative nuances, procedural modifications, and techniques for avoiding and dealing with pitfalls

• Adopte un enfoque holístico. Aprecie la interconexión anatómica y funcional de los tejidos, órganos y sistemas del cuerpo humano en el contexto de las circunstancias clínicas del paciente. • Vea exactamente cómo se hace. Numerosas imágenes ecográficas y decenas de vídeos (en inglés) ilustran la utilización de la ecografía en medicina intensiva. • Déjese guiar por más de 80 expertos de Australia, China, Oriente Medio, Europa, Estados Unidos y Canadá respecto de la utilización presente y futura de la ecografía en medicina intensiva. • Aprenda a emplear la ecografía de urgencias en entornos específicos, tanto fuera del hospital (por ejemplo, zonas de guerra o consultas veterinarias) como dentro del hospital (por ejemplo, unidades pediátricas). Asimismo, se analizan por primera vez problemas relativos a la logística y la formación en ecografía en medicina intensiva. Obra de caracter eminentemente práctico que ayuda a cubrir la necesidad del personal médico y de enfermería que trabaja en medicina intensiva de recibir una formación adecuada en ecografía, técnica cada vez más solicitada y utilizada. Su estilo directo y sus numerosas y detalladas imágenes ecográficas proporcionan una guía paso a paso sobre los principios y el uso eficaz de esta importante técnica de imagen no solo para el diagnóstico sino también como guía en determinados procedimientos. La obra aborda las últimas aplicaciones de la ecografía en cuidados intensivos neurológicos, problemas vasculares, monitorización hemodinámica, tórax, abdomen y servicios de urgencia, así como toda una serie de procedimientos de medicina intensiva. Contiene vídeos, textos e imágenes completas en inglés en Expertconsult.com e imágenes adicionales referenciadas en el texto en castellano en StudenConsult.es

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Third Edition is a completely revised edition of the most authoritative guide to the management of pediatric neurosurgical disorders encountered in clinical practice. Written by leaders in the field, it provides pediatric neurosurgeons with a clear understanding of the current standards of practice and treatment in the subspecialty.Key Features:Now in full color, with more than 1,000 imagesAn increased emphasis on clinical management strategies in pediatric neurosurgerySeven new chapter topics, including cellular therapy for pediatric neurosurgical disease, conjoined twins, lipomeningoceles, and skeletal syndromesPearls and pitfalls in every chapterThis book is an essential reference for all residents and practitioners in pediatric neurosurgery and pediatric neurology.