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Neurological Diseases in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

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There are many pediatric neurological disorders that may require intensive care management. In this chapter, nontraumatic neurologic disorders that routinely challenge the pediatric intensivist including medical coma, disorders of muscular tone and strength, status epilepticus, and central nervous system infections will be considered. Lastly, the diagnosis of brain death will be discussed.

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  1. Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, and Neurological Surgery, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Michael J. Bell M.D.

  2. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI, USA

    Aditi Sharangpani M.D.

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  1. Children's Heart Group, Div. Pediatric Critical Care, Penn State Children's Hospital, University Drive 500, Hershey, 17078, Pennsylvania, USA

    Steven E. Lucking

  2. Janet Weis Children's Hospital @ Geising, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, N. Academy Ave 100, Danville, 17822, Pennsylvania, USA

    Frank A. Maffei

  3. Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, University Drive 500, Hershey, 17033-2390, Pennsylvania, USA

    Robert F. Tamburro

  4. College of Medicine, Penn State Children's Hospital, Pennsylvania State University, University Drive 500, Hershey, 17078, Pennsylvania, USA

    Neal J. Thomas

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Bell, M.J., Sharangpani, A. (2012). Neurological Diseases in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. In: Lucking, S., Maffei, F., Tamburro, R., Thomas, N. (eds) Pediatric Critical Care Study Guide. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-923-9_32

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