All patients who have had surgery at the Neurological Institute are cared for in the Reinberger Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSU).

With the highest level of neuro-intensive care available this innovative approach is available at only a handful of centers in the country and is one of only two such units in northeast Ohio.

Having a unit with extensive experience in the post-operative care of surgical patients increases the opportunity for a safe, smooth recovery.

Our neurointensive care specialists provide the highly skilled, minute-by-minute care of a dedicated team, along with:

  • critical care nurses
  • pharmacists
  • respiratory therapists
  • physical therapists
  • nutritionists
  • case managers
  • social workers
  • bioethicists

Critical Round-the-clock Monitoring

The NSU team observes patients’ minute-to-minute progress with advanced monitoring equipment including:

  • Intracranial pressure monitoring
  • Brain tissue oxygenation monitoring
  • Cerebral blood flow monitoring
  • Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography
  • Continuous video EEG monitoring
  • CT angiography
  • CT perfusion
  • MRI diffusion imaging
  • MRI perfusion imaging
  • Positron Emission Tomography (PET)