Ischemic Stroke
282 pages, 6 x 9
16 black and white figures and 23 tables
Paperback
Release Date:28 Sep 2018
ISBN:9780813592572
Ischemic Stroke
Diagnosis and Treatment
SERIES:
Current Clinical Cardiology
Rutgers University Press, Rutgers University Press Medicine
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and is a leading cause of adult disability and discharge from hospitals to chronic care facilities. Despite the frequency and morbidity of stroke, there is a relative paucity of “stroke experts,” such as vascular neurologists and neurocritical care physicians, to care for these patients. Clinical research in the diagnosis and treatment of stroke has grown exponentially over the past two decades resulting in a great deal of new clinical information for attending physicians to absorb. Grounded in cutting-edge and evidence-based strategies, Ischemic Stroke closes the gap in stroke care by providing a cogent and intuitive guide for all physicians caring for stroke patients.
Key topics explored cover all elements of stroke care, including examinations of: emergent evaluation of the suspected stroke patient, clinical signs and symptoms of stroke, mechanisms of ischemic stroke, neuroimaging, cardiac-based evaluation, thrombolytic therapy, endovascular therapy, critical care management, rehabilitation, cardiac arrhythmias, and structural heart disease.
Key topics explored cover all elements of stroke care, including examinations of: emergent evaluation of the suspected stroke patient, clinical signs and symptoms of stroke, mechanisms of ischemic stroke, neuroimaging, cardiac-based evaluation, thrombolytic therapy, endovascular therapy, critical care management, rehabilitation, cardiac arrhythmias, and structural heart disease.
SHERYL MARTIN-SCHILD, MD, PhD, FANA, FAHA, is the statewide stroke medical director for the Louisiana Emergency Response Network. She is also the stroke medical director for Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana, as well as the president and CEO at Dr. Brain, Inc.
HEN HALLEVI, MD is the director of the neurology and stroke department at Carmel Medical Center in Tel Aviv, and medical faculty at Tel Aviv University in Israel.
ANDREW D. BARRETO, MD, MS is an associate professor in the Stroke Division of University of Texas Health in Houston.
HEN HALLEVI, MD is the director of the neurology and stroke department at Carmel Medical Center in Tel Aviv, and medical faculty at Tel Aviv University in Israel.
ANDREW D. BARRETO, MD, MS is an associate professor in the Stroke Division of University of Texas Health in Houston.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Emergent Evaluation of the Suspected Stroke Patient
2 Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Stroke
3 Mechanisms of Ischemic Stroke
4 Neuroimaging of Acute Stroke
5 Cardiac-Based Evaluation of Ischemic Stroke
6 Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
7 Endovascular Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
8 Critical Care Management of Ischemic Stroke
9 Stroke Rehabilitation
10 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Stroke
11 Secondary Prevention of Cardiogenic Stroke
12 Treatment of Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis
13 Intracranial Large Vessel Disease
14 Small Vessel Disease
15 Cryptogenic Stroke
Index
1 Emergent Evaluation of the Suspected Stroke Patient
2 Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Stroke
3 Mechanisms of Ischemic Stroke
4 Neuroimaging of Acute Stroke
5 Cardiac-Based Evaluation of Ischemic Stroke
6 Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
7 Endovascular Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
8 Critical Care Management of Ischemic Stroke
9 Stroke Rehabilitation
10 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Stroke
11 Secondary Prevention of Cardiogenic Stroke
12 Treatment of Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis
13 Intracranial Large Vessel Disease
14 Small Vessel Disease
15 Cryptogenic Stroke
Index
