The Reinberger Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSU)
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
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)