NEUROPYSIOLOGIC MONITORING IN THE NEUROSCIENCE INTENSIVE-CARE UNIT

Neurologically critically ill patients must have the vital functions o f their brains and nervous systems monitored. This article examines th e principle of neurophysiologic monitoring and examines, from a case s tudy viewpoint, four major monitoring systems routinely applied in the management of these patients: intracranial pressure monitoring, conti nuous electroencephalogram and evoked potentials, transcranial Doppler , and cerebral blood flow and metabolism.