Description
Book SynopsisStroke is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Just a decade ago, stroke management was simple. Apart from secondary prevention, and education, there was not much a clinician could do that would significantly change outcomes. There were no acute interventions, no tPA, and no endovascular therapies. Stroke was thus not an emergency. Today, we live in a different world. With the advent of tPA and endovascular intervention, acute stroke is an emergency of epic proportions. Time literally is brain and the clinician has to be acutely aware of the advances in stroke in order to maximize the therapeutic impact. Many books have been written about stroke. The authors and editors envisioned a succinct, yet comprehensive guide for the clinician in the management of stroke. From the medical management of stroke, to neuroimaging, thrombolysis, endovascular therapies, and rehabilitation, this book guides the novice clinician as well as the seasoned vascular neurologist to be able to recognize, manage, and treat acute stroke to the best of medical science's guidelines.
Table of ContentsDedication; Preface; Approach to Acute Stroke in the Emergency Setting; Acute Secondary Prevention: Preventing Early Recurrence Following Ischemic Stroke; Neuroimaging of Acute Stroke; Intravenous Thrombolysis of Acute Ischemic Stroke; Endovascular Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke; Medical Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke; Hemorrhagic Stroke; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Cerebral Venous Thrombosis; Glucose Management in Acute Stroke; Pediatric Stroke: An Overview; Rehabilitation for Acute Stroke; Stroke Prevention; Telestroke: Expanding Acute Stroke Care to Underserved Areas; Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Stroke; Coding in Stroke; Index.
