Presentation
Metabolism and Encephalopathy in Neurocritical Care – Traditional Concepts and New Insights
DescriptionPatients suffering from acute brain injury exhibit great metabolic vulnerability. Factors such as endocrinologic and metabolic derangements due to primary insult, excessive flooding with stress hormones, multi-pharmacological ICU therapy, organ failure and altered nutritional regimens render the brain prone to different types of encephalopathy. The latter comprises a plethora of entities that is challenging to define and to grasp. Quite often, it is overlooked, diagnosed too late or neglected in neurocritical care.
This talk will highlight the key traditional concepts of metabolic encephalopathies encountered in the Neurocritical Care Unit and explore recent advances in the understanding of its pathophysiology, diagnostics and monitoring, clinical course, treatment, and outcome. Here, the current data situation will be blended with the educational aims of the talk. The presentation will explore the challenges of assessing and managing metabolic encephalopathy in the NCCU, including when it co-exists with other, more dominant acute brain injury. It will eventually suggest a standardized approach to metabolic encephalopathies via an SOP.
This talk will highlight the key traditional concepts of metabolic encephalopathies encountered in the Neurocritical Care Unit and explore recent advances in the understanding of its pathophysiology, diagnostics and monitoring, clinical course, treatment, and outcome. Here, the current data situation will be blended with the educational aims of the talk. The presentation will explore the challenges of assessing and managing metabolic encephalopathy in the NCCU, including when it co-exists with other, more dominant acute brain injury. It will eventually suggest a standardized approach to metabolic encephalopathies via an SOP.
Event Type
Breakout Session
TimeTuesday, October 15th1:30pm - 1:50pm PDT
LocationHarbor Ballrooms B-C
Clinical Practice
Coma
General Critical Care
Global Neurocritical Care
Hospitalist Practice
Multimodal Neuromonitoring (invasive/non-invasive)
Nerve and Muscle Disease
Nursing Pharmacology
Intermediate
Advanced