Can Procalcitonin Be Used as a Reliable Marker for Infectious Fever in Patients with Intracranial Hemorrhage?

Objective: To determine whether procalcitonin (PCT) levels are different in infected versus noninfected febrile patients with intracranial hemorrhage (ICH).

Methods: This prospective observational study included 104 patients with ICH and fever >38.3°C admitted to the intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital.

Electroencephalogram Abnormalities During Positional Changes in Brain Sagging Syndrome.

Purpose: Brain sagging after craniotomy and clipping of a ruptured aneurysm is a rare complication. Clinical and electrographic changes in patients with a final diagnosis of intracranial hypotension are not well described, and can be mistaken on rare occasions for other entities such as nonconvulsive status epilepticus. There may be resulting delay in the diagnosis and treatment of this potentially life-threatening disorder.