The neurological intensive care unit in Heidelberg offers comprehensive, modern neurological intensive care medicine and training entirely from a neurological perspective. In addition to the inpatient treatment of critically ill patients, we also take care of unstable patients in the emergency department and interventional neuroradiology and, together with our anaesthesiology colleagues, provide the emergency service for the entire Kopfklinik and the NCT. Scientifically, our specialist area is one of the most recognised nationally and internationally in intensive care medicine; numerous studies are being carried out, in particular to improve the treatment of patients with severe stroke who require ventilation.

Range of services

• Care of critically ill patients with neurological diseases: mainly strokes (ischaemia and haemorrhages), epileptic seizures, autoimmune diseases (e.g. Guillain-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis), meningitis, etc.
• Sedation and airway management during endovascular stroke treatment
• Emergency telephone for the entire head clinic, for the National Centre for Tumour Diseases and the Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Centre
• Care of emergency patients from all specialist disciplines at the head clinic
• Established delirium concept for prevention, early detection and treatment
• Therapeutically activating care by a large team of specialised nursing staff
• Disease-specific support from the occupational therapy, speech therapy and physiotherapy team