The specific causes of neurological problems vary, but can include genetic disorders, congenital abnormalities or disorders, infections, lifestyle or environmental health problems including malnutrition, and brain injury, spinal cord injury or nerve injury.
Family physicians can choose to be dedicated inpatient physicians, or hospitalists, on a full-time or rotating basis, depending on the demand and level of inpatient care needed. More than 66% of family physicians choose to have hospital privileges.
Pulmonologists (lung doctors) are probably the most common type of doctor, overall, to run ICU's. On the other hand, within the world of surgery, there is an entire subspecialty of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care which also leads to the position of managing an ICU.