Treating the body to prevent brain injury: lessons learned from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Purpose Of Review: We aim to provide the current evidence on utility and application of neuromonitoring tools including electroencephalography (EEG), transcranial Doppler (TCD), pupillometry, optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy (cNIRS), somatosensory-evoked potentials (SSEPs), and invasive intracranial monitoring in COVID-19. We also provide recent evidence on management strategy of COVID-19-associated neurological complications.

Recent Findings: Despite the common occurrence of neurological complications, we found limited use of standard neurologic monitoring in patients with COVID-19.

Pentobarbital-induced lactic acidosis following status epilepticus barbiturate coma.

We present a rare case of pentobarbital infusion causing propylene glycol-induced lactic acidosis, during refractory status epilepticus treatment in a 66-year-old man without seizure history.