Neurocritical Care Center

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

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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)