Cardiovascular causes of emergency neurology presenting to an ICU

Jens Litmathe; Manuel Dafotakis; Christoph Sucker; Jörg B Schulz

doi:10.1177/0267659115613429

Cardiovascular causes of emergency neurology presenting to an ICU

Perfusion. 2016 May;31(4):271-80. doi: 10.1177/0267659115613429. Epub 2015 Oct 22.

Authors

Jens Litmathe¹, Manuel Dafotakis², Christoph Sucker³, Jörg B Schulz⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, RWTH University, Aachen, Germany jlitmathe@ukaachen.de litmathe@unitybox.de.
² Department of Neurology, RWTH University, Aachen, Germany.
³ Labomed Coagulation Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
⁴ Department of Neurology, RWTH University, Aachen, Germany Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA) - Translational Brain Medicine, Aachen, Germany.

PMID: 26494486
DOI: 10.1177/0267659115613429

Abstract

Stroke or transient ischemic attacks (TIA) represent an urgent clinical entity that is not limited only to elderly patients. The underlying causes of stroke and TIA are diverse, with those of cardiovascular origin being among the most prominent. This review seeks to elucidate some of the most important aspects of the disease in the context of emergency and critical care practice.

Keywords: cardiac source; critical care; neurological emergency; stroke.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain Ischemia / physiopathology*
Brain Ischemia / therapy*
Critical Care / methods*
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Stroke / physiopathology*
Stroke / therapy*