July 13, 2023

Acute Disorders of Consciousness

In this episode, we will discuss the evaluation and initial management of acute disorders of consciousness in the ICU. Our guest is Dr. Cherylee Chang, a practicing neuro intensivist, a Professor of Neurology, and the Division Chief of Neurocritical Care, in the Department of Neurology, at Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina.

Additional Resources
State-of-the-Art Evaluation of Acute Adult Disorders of Consciousness for the General Intensivist. Chang C, et al. Critical Care Medicine 2023: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37070819/

Neurocritical Care Society Curing Coma Campaign. Provencio J, et al. Neurocrit Care 2020: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578124/

NIH Stroke Scale: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/know-stroke/health-professionals/nih-stroke-scale

Updated nomenclature of delirium and acute encephalopathy: statement of ten Societies. Intensive Care Med 2020: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7210231/

Critical Matters podcast episode on CNS Infections: https://soundphysicians.com/podcast-episode/?podcast_id=342&track_id=1533382963

Books mentioned in this episode:
Bed Number Ten. By Sue Baier and Mary Zimmeth Schomaker: amzn.to/3O8Fmgp

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. By Jean-Dominique Bauby: bit.ly/44Hxhon

Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple. By Stephen Goldberg: https://amzn.to/3PUF7Xu