Neurological emergencies

Neurological Emergencies

1Departments of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA 2Departments of Emergency Medicine and Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA 3Department of Intensive Care Medicine, E25—Royal North Shore Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia 4Departments of Emergency Medicine and Neuros...

Neurological emergencies: acute stroke.

Stroke causes a vast amount of death and disability throughout the world, yet for many healthcare professionals it remains an area of therapeutic nihilism, and thus uninteresting. This negative perception is shared by the general public, who often have a poor understanding of the early symptoms and significance of a stroke. Yet within the past few years there have been many important developmen...

Neonatal Neurological Emergencies

Encephalopathy, or an altered state of consciousness, presents a diagnostic challenge to clinicians involved in the care of neonates. Unlike older age groups where neurological dysfunction almost invariably suggests central nervous system disease, the neonate will present with an acute encephalopathy when severe illness arises within or outside the central nervous system. This article is intend...

Acute Management of Neurological Emergencies

Avoiding Misdiagnosis in Patients with Neurological Emergencies

Approximately 5% of patients presenting to emergency departments have neurological symptoms. The most common symptoms or diagnoses include headache, dizziness, back pain, weakness, and seizure disorder. Little is known about the actual misdiagnosis of these patients, which can have disastrous consequences for both the patients and the physicians. This paper reviews the existing literature about...