All brain catastrophes are subject to numerous physiological cascades over time after the initial event, with each having typical timelines of recovery. Such phenomena as cerebral edema, intracranial pressure (ICP) elevation (intracranial hypertension), low cerebral perfusion, hyperthermia, hypoxia, and herniation are regularly observed in the intensive care unit (ICU) and practitioners must not only be … Continue reading Neurosurgical Principles for the Non-Surgeon