RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Common neurologic emergencies for nonneurologists: When minutes count
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 116
OP 126
DO 10.3949/ccjm.83a.14121
VO 83
IS 2
A1 Mohan Kottapally
A1 S. Andrew Josephson
YR 2016
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/2/116.abstract
AB Neurologic emergencies arise frequently and, if not diagnosed and treated quickly, can have devastating results, with high rates of long-term disability and death. Prompt recognition is an important skill. This article provides detailed analyses of acute stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, status epilepticus, and other neurologic emergencies for physicians who are not neurologists.