Changing aspects of care in critically ill neurologic patients.

The care of critically ill neurologic patients is not a simple combination of critical care and neurological assessment, but an amalgamated treatment plan that is specific to the cause of injury. Many of the intensive care principles apply to acutely ill neurologic patients, but some specific interventions are available for this category of patients. There is now a better understanding of medical and neurosurgical care of critically ill neurologic patients, and several of the new clinical parameters that impact on our day-to-day care are discussed here.