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Review
. 2016 Dec;36(6):492-501.
doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1592107. Epub 2016 Dec 1.

Management of the Pediatric Neurocritical Care Patient

Christopher M Horvat  1 , Haifa Mtaweh  2 , Michael J Bell  1
Affiliations
Review

Management of the Pediatric Neurocritical Care Patient

Christopher M Horvat et al. Semin Neurol. 2016 Dec.

Abstract

Pediatric neurocritical care is a growing subspecialty of pediatric intensive care that focuses on the management of acute neurological diseases in children. A brief history of the field of pediatric neurocritical care is provided. Neuromonitoring strategies for children are reviewed. Management of major categories of acute childhood central neurologic diseases are reviewed, including treatment of diseases associated with intracranial hypertension, seizures and status epilepticus, stroke, central nervous system infection and inflammation, and hypoxic-ischemic injury.

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