Not only are the first hours of a patient’s neurological emergency critical to the patient, it is a time of fear and anxiety for the families. The Neurocritical Care Society’s Patient/ Family Information Resource Guide will provide important education on the Neurocritical care environment including:

• An overview of the Neurocritical care setting to help families adjust to this unfamiliar place

• The members of the Neurocritical care team that will be engaged with providing care to their loved one

• A description of the various diseases treated in the Neurocritical care setting to provide an introduction to the medical situation and a starting point for further research

• Links to valuable patient and family resources where they can turn for more information