Frontera (neurology and neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York) presents a collection of 22 chapters by 34 academics and practitioners from the US and Germany, providing readers with an introduction to the evidence-based management of patients in the neurological intensive care unit. The material is structured to deal with adult neurocritical care diagnosis, evaluation, and therapeutic decision-making as it would arise for the typical provider. Each chapter begins with a general description of a specific neurological injury/condition, followed by a case example and sections on history and examination, differential diagnosis, diagnostic evaluation, treatment, and prognosis. Designed for neurologists, neurosurgeons, and critical care physicians, the text is also suitable for board review preparation in these specialties. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)