Neuroscience has remained esoteric to many who specialize
in fields other than neurology, neurosurgery, and
psychiatry. As it is rare for neuroscientists to primarily
practice in the emergency room, those who actually deal
with neurological emergencies at presentation (Emergency
Department or out of hospital) have typically found support
only in neurosurgeons and the rare neurologist who practices
critical care medicine. Neurocritical care itself began
in early respiratory care units during the polio epidemics
and aligned with emergency physicians and pulmonologists,
primarily for the care of patients with neurological
emergencies. Yet, the knowledge gap between such specialties
exists even today because of the extensive training
necessary in these diverse specialties: there are only a few
physicians who have specialized in emergency medicine
and the neurosciences, and there are very few available
resources on the early care of neurological emergencies.