JNC :: Journal of Neurocritical Care

Review Article

May 17, 2021

Role of continuous hypertonic saline in acute ischemic infarcts: a systematic literature review

Arunit J. S. Chugh, Marquis Maynard, Kerrin Sunshine, Berje H. Shammassian, Adam Sauer, Kolade Odetoyinbo, S. Alan Hoffer

J Neurocrit Care. 2021;14(1):1-7.

Continuous hypertonic saline for hemispheric ischemic infarcts has been routinely used in neurocritical centers for the management of malignant cerebral edema. However, the data supporting its use are extremely limited....

Review Article

June 21, 2021

Utility of medical simulation in neurovascular critical care education

Sandra Mass-Ramírez, Hernán Vergara-Burgos, Carmen Sierra-Ochoa, Ivan David Lozada-Martinez, Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar, Tariq Janjua, Md Moshiur Rahman, Sabrina Rahman, Yelson Alejandro Picón-Jaimes

J Neurocrit Care. 2021;14(1):8-17.

Simulation has shown good results in medical scenarios in which the patient's problem can be solved by following protocols previously established in clinical practice guidelines. Therefore, the implementation of simulation...

Review Article

February 1, 2021

Hiccups in neurocritical care

Vanitha Rajagopalan, Deep Sengupta, Keshav Goyal, Surya Kumar Dube, Ashish Bindra, Shweta Kedia

J Neurocrit Care. 2021;14(1):18-28.

Hiccups are usually self-limiting and benign but can be distressing when they become persistent or intractable and produce significant morbidity. In the intubated patients in neurocritical care, persistent hiccups may...

Original Article

May 17, 2021

Contribution of pupillary light reflex assessment to Glasgow Coma Scale for prognostication in patients with traumatic brain injury

Amna A. Butt, Folefac D. Atem, Sonja E. Stutzman, Venkatesh Aiyagari, Aardhra M. Venkatachalam, DaiWai M. Olson, Shoji Yokobori

J Neurocrit Care. 2021;14(1):29-35.

Background: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the pupillary light reflex (PLR) are important prognostic tools for traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study compared the predictability of GCS, GCS plus manual...

Original Article

May 25, 2021

Treatment of patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a 7-year single institution experience

Corrado P. Marini, Patrizio Petrone, John McNelis, Erin Lewis, Anna Liveris, Michael F. Stiefel

J Neurocrit Care. 2021;14(1):36-45.

Background: This study was designed to compare the efficacy of multimodality monitoring and goal-directed therapy protocol (MM&GDTP), in patients with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores ≤8 with the conventional intracranial...