Gary K K Lau, Sarah T Pendlebury, Peter M Rothwell

Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive primer in cerebrovascular disease, written by leading clinicians and researchers in the field.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2nd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 508
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 159mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 869g
• ISBN-13: 9781107485358
• ISBN-10: 1107485355
• Artikelnr.: 50510063

Autorenporträt

Gary K. K. Lau is a Clinical Research Fellow at the Centre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Pathophysiology and Causes of Transient Ischemic Attacks and Stroke: 1. Epidemiology
2. Risk factors
3. Genetics
4. Anatomy and physiology
5. Pathophysiology of acute cerebral ischemia
6. Causes of transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke
7. Causes of spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage
Part II. Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Investigation: 8. Clinical features and differential diagnosis of a transient ischemic attack
9. The clinical features and differential diagnosis of acute stroke
10. Brain imaging in transient ischemic attack and minor stroke
11. Brain imaging in major acute stroke
12. Vascular imaging in transient ischemic attack and stroke
13. Non-radiological investigations for transient ischemic attack and stroke
Part III. Prognosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke: 14. Methods of determining prognosis
15. Short-term prognosis after transient ischemic attack and minor stroke
16. Short-term prognosis after major stroke
17. Long-term prognosis after transient ischemic attack and stroke
Part IV. Treatment of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke: 18. Methods of assessing treatments
19. Acute treatment of transient ischemic attack and minor stroke
20. Acute treatment of major stroke: general principles
21. Specific treatments for major acute ischemic stroke
22. Specific treatment of acute intracerebral hemorrhage
23. Recovery and rehabilitation after stroke
Part V. Secondary Prevention: 24. Medical therapies
25. Carotid endarterectomy
26. Carotid stenting and other interventions
27. Selection of patients for carotid intervention
28. Intervention for asymptomatic carotid stenosis
Part VI. Miscellaneous Disorders: 29. Cerebral venous thrombosis
30. Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage
31. Vascular cognitive impairment: epidemiology, definitions, stroke-associated dementia and delirium
32. Vascular cognitive impairment: investigation and treatment.