Description
Book SynopsisProvides a practical guide on the care of neurovascular patients Based on nursing theory and evidence-based nursing interventions Includes detail on the management of acute symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation .
Table of ContentsContributors ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Introduction 1
Sheila A. Alexander
2 Transient Ischemic Attacks 25
Lori M. Massaro
3 Ischemic Stroke 35
Lori M. Massaro
4 Intracerebral Hemorrhage 73
Tarek Dakakni and Michael L. “Luke” James
5 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 95
Sheila A. Alexander
6 Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy 135
Alice E. Davis
7 Vascular Malformations 163
Sheila A. Alexander
8 Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) 185
Sheila A. Alexander
9 Migraine Headache 195
Sheila A. Alexander
10 Moyamoya Disease 213
Sheila A. Alexander
11 Binswanger’s Disease 225
Sheila A. Alexander
12 Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) 233
Alice E. Davis
13 Vasculitis of the Central Nervous System and Cranial Vessel (Arteritis) 259
Alice E. Davis
Index 279
