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The stroke book /

An essential companion for busy professionals seeking to navigate stroke-related clinical situations successfully and make quick informed treatment decisions.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Torbey, Michel T., Selim, Magdy H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Cerebrovascular disease > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Stroke
Handbook
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781461934127
1461934125
9781139344296
1139344293
9781299749399
1299749399
9781107274211
1107274214
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Section I. Assessment of Stroke Patients
  • Section II. The Hunt for a Stroke Etiology
  • Section III. Acute Stroke Imaging
  • Section IV. Management of Stroke Patients
  • Section V. Stroke in Consultation
  • Section VI. Prevention of First and Recurrent Stroke.
  • Section I. Assessment of Stroke Patients
  • 1. Emergency medical services (EMS): first line of defense against stroke / Michel T. Torbey
  • 2. Initial assessment of patients with stroke-like symptoms / Rafael H. Llinas
  • 3. Clinical stroke syndromes and localization / Richard P. Goddeau, Jr.
  • Section II. The Hunt for a Stroke Etiology
  • 4. The hunt for a stroke etiology: ischemic stroke / Reza Behrouz
  • 5. The hunt for a stroke etiology: hemorrhagic stroke / Panayiotis Varelas
  • 6. Uncommon causes of stroke and stroke mimics / Andrew W. Tarulli
  • Section III. Acute Stroke Imaging
  • 7. Computed tomography in acute stroke / Michael H. Lev
  • 8. Magnetic resonance imaging in acute stroke / Magdy H. Selim
  • 9. Neurosonology in acute ischemic stroke / Andrei V. Alexandrov
  • Section IV. Management of Stroke Patients
  • 10. Ischemic stroke in the first 24 hours / Magdy H. Selim
  • 11. Management of the acute ischemic stroke patient beyond 24 hours / Jose I. Suarez
  • 12. Intracerebral hemorrhage / Stephan A. Mayer
  • 13. Subarachnoid hemorrhage and its medical management / Diana Greene-Chandos
  • 14. Dural and cerebral verous thrombosis / Romergryko G. Geocadin
  • Section V. Stroke in Consultation
  • 15. Perioperative stroke / David M. Greer
  • 16. Stroke on OB / wards / Ann K. Helms
  • 17. Stroke on pediatric wards / Catherine Amlie-Lefond
  • Section VI. Prevention of First and Recurrent Stroke
  • 18. Antithrombotic therapies / Michel T. Torbey
  • 19. Surgical and endovascular therapies / Eric Sauvageau
  • 20. Stroke risk factors: impact and management / Philip B. Gorelick
  • 21. Synopsis of landmark studies in ischemic stroke / Magdy H. Selim.

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