Transient ischemic attack and stroke : diagnosis, investigation and management /

Accurate diagnosis, appropriate investigation, reliable risk stratification, and urgent treatment are essential after TIA and minor stroke and can reduce the risk of stroke recurrence by up to 80%. This book reviews recent developments in each of these areas. To reflect the fact that TIAs and minor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pendlebury, Sarah T.
Otros Autores: Giles, Matthew F., 1970-, Rothwell, Peter M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Transient ischemic attack.
Cerebrovascular disease.
Ischemic Attack, Transient > diagnosis
Stroke > diagnosis
Ischemic Attack, Transient
Ischemic Attack, Transient > therapy
Stroke > therapy
Accident ischémique transitoire.
Accidents vasculaires cérébraux.
MEDICAL > Neurology.
Cerebrovascular disease
Transient ischemic attack
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology and causes of transient ischemic attacks and stroke
  • Epidemiology
  • Risk factors
  • Genetics
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Pathophysiology of acute cerebral ischemia
  • Causes of transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke
  • Causes of spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage
  • Clinical features, diagnosis and investigation
  • Clinical features and differential diagnosis of a transient ischemic attack
  • Clinical features and differential diagnosis of acute stroke
  • Brain imaging in transient ischemic attack and minor stroke
  • Brain imaging in major acute stroke
  • Vascular imaging in transient ischemic attack and stroke
  • Non-radiological investigations for transient ischemic attack and stroke
  • Prognosis of transient ischemic attack and stroke
  • Methods of determining prognosis
  • Short-term prognosis after transient ischemic attack and minor stroke
  • Short-term prognosis after major stroke
  • Long-term prognosis after transient ischemic attack and stroke
  • Treatment of transient ischemic attack and stroke
  • Methods of assessing treatments
  • Acute treatment of transient ischemic attack and minor stroke
  • Acute treatment of major stroke: general principles
  • Specific treatments for major acute ischemic stroke
  • Specific treatment of acute intracerebral hemorrhage
  • Recovery and rehabilitation after stroke
  • Secondary prevention
  • Medical therapies
  • Carotid endarterectomy
  • Carotid stenting and other interventions
  • Selection of patients for carotid intervention
  • Intervention for asymptomatic carotid stenosis
  • Miscellaneous disorders
  • Cerebral venous thrombosis
  • Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • Vascular cognitive impairment: definitions and clinical diagnosis
  • Vascular cognitive impairment: investigation and treatment.

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