SNACC’s article of the month for July is an excellent narrative review on the pharmacodynamics of vasopressors in health and in the setting of brain injury. The review is preceded by an introductory commentary by neuroscand.com contributor Dr. Riikka Takala.
Intracerebral haemorrhage is associated with a number of haemodynamic consequences. These are not just limited to arrhythmias. Lele and colleagues have summarised the most common and important ones in this review in the Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology.
This well-written article in Intensive Care Medicine nicely highlights the importance, and complexities, of the interaction between the brain and other organ systems in the setting of acute injury.
This is a subject that has been on our backburner for a while and it’s now due for a discussion on neuroscand.com. The use of beta-blockers in traumatic brain injury is nothing new. The indications have been largely centered on targeting and preventing paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) and associated post-TBI autonomic phenomena. Please see our… Continue reading Beta-blockers and TBI
We have probably all struggled with these phenomena in our TBI patients in the neuro ICU: swinging blood pressures, episodic tachycardia and fever, occurring even several weeks after the initial traumatic event. In this article in the Lancet, Meyfroidt and colleagues offer us some insight into the clinical syndrome now known as paroxysmal sympathetic hyperreactivity.… Continue reading Lancet: Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity after TBI – An Underrecognized Clinical Entity
Immediate apnea after acute head trauma is a concept that has received renewed focus lately. BIA/IBA (Brain Impact Apnea or as some call it, Impact Brain Apnea) was described in animal models as far back as 1874 by Koch and Filehne (1). A number of subsequent studies (2-5) have established a clear link between severity of impact and duration of… Continue reading Brain Impact Apnea
Neurogenic Pulmonary Oedema by Dr John Griffiths of Anaesthesia UK. A very nice synopsis of this very relevant topic.
Very useful and concise overview of raised ICP and its associated ECG findings, by the guys at Life In The Fast Lane.
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