1st Edition
Stroke in Practice From Diagnosis to Evidence-Based Management
142 Pages
by
CRC Press
142 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Stroke is the leading cause of disability and the third leading cause of death in the developed world. The past decade has witnessed a paradigm shift in the management of stroke, with the understanding that care of acute stroke patients by specialists working in dedicated stroke units greatly improves patient outcomes; as a consequence, stroke units now exist in all major hospitals in the UK and... Read more
Introduction. Pathobiology and genetics. Brain regions, lesions and stroke syndromes. Classification. Assessing the stroke patient. Evidence-based management. Transient ischaemic attacks. Stroke mimics. Stroke in young people. An aid to neuroimaging. Emerging therapeutic strategies.
Biography
Christos Tziotzios, Jesse Dawson, Matthew Walters
