Neuro Intensive Care Unit
Contact Us
For appointments, please call 1-888-884-BEAR (2327) and for information 202-476-2120.
Multidisciplinary Care
Through collaborative efforts of the Division of Critical Care Medicine, Neurosurgery, and Neurology, Children's National is a pioneer in neurocritical care for children.
The Neuro ICU team includes:
- Critical Care Pediatricians
- Neuroradiologists
- Pharmacists
- Case managers
- Critical Care Neurologists
- Interventional neuroradiologists
- Physical therapists
- Social Workers
- Neurosurgeons
- Nurses
- Respiratory
Advanced Care
Our Neuro ICU offers the latest technology and monitoring equipment to ensure the best care for all of our patients. The Neuro ICU has special monitoring capabilities to continually evaluate brain activity and assess blood flow to and from the brain, which reveals important information about brain oxygenation, metabolism, and blood flow. We have expertise in continuous EEG monitoring, intracranial pressure monitoring, and near infra-red spectroscopy (NIRS). We have care sets created by multidisciplinary teams for a variety of Neuro-ICU conditions including designed to advance care and outcomes:
- Acute ischemic infarction (AIS)
- Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (CSVT)
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Pharmacological coma for treatment of intracranial hypertension
- Acute unexplained encephalopathy/encephalitis
- Brain death
- Post operative care for patients after revascularization surgery
- Status epilepticus
- Peri-operative management of epilepsy surgery patients
- Central diabetes insipidus
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