Neurocritical careJune 18, 2025Essamedin M Negm, Hossam Tharwat Ali, Hanaa A Nofal et al.4 citations
Septic shock is a recognized cause of global mortality in intensive care units. Sedation and analgesia management are essential for patients with sepsis or hemodynamic instability. Although considered safe concerning hemodynamic changes, ketamine use might cause a substantial rise in intracranial pressure (ICP). An interventional study was conducted at the intensive care unit of Zagazig...
Neurocritical careApril 1, 2025Trine Hjorslev Andreasen, Frederik Andreas Madsen, Marija Barbateskovic et al.8 citations
Patients with severe acute brain injury have a high risk of a poor clinical outcome due to primary and secondary brain injury. Ketamine reportedly inhibits cortical spreading depolarization, an electrophysiological phenomenon that has been associated with secondary brain injury, making ketamine potentially attractive for patients with severe acute brain injury. The aim of this systematic review...
Neurocritical care2008Stephane Legriel, Fabrice Bruneel, Odile Spreux-Varoquaux et al.
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is known to occur in association with several substances. However, lysergic acid amide (LSA) is not among the previously reported causes of PRES. We report on a patient with PRES presenting as convulsive status epilepticus associated with hypertensive encephalopathy after LSA ingestion. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed and...