Stroke : pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management / J.P. Mohr.

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Vascular Biology and Atherosclerosis of Cerebral Arteries -- The Cerebral Microvasculature and Responses to Ischemia -- Mechanisms of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis -- Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism in Human Cerebrovascular Disease -- Histopathology of Cerebral Ischemia -- Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Ischemia-Induced Neuronal Death -- Apoptosis and Related Mechanisms in Cerebral Ischemia -- Molecular Pathophysiology of White Matter Anoxic-Ischemic Injury -- Cerebral Ischemia and Inflammation -- Intracellular Signaling: Mediators and Protective Responses -- Enhancing Brain Reorganization and Recovery of Function after Stroke -- Genetics and Vascular Biology of Brain Vascular Malformations -- Distribution of Stroke: Heterogeneity by Age, Race, and Sex -- Epidemiology of Stroke -- Prognosis after Stroke -- Primary Prevention of Stroke -- Vascular Dementia and Vascular Cognitive Decline -- Stroke Genetics -- The Global Burden of Stroke -- Classification of Ischemic Stroke -- Clinical Scales to Assess Patients with Stroke -- Carotid Artery Disease -- Anterior Cerebral Artery Disease -- Middle Cerebral Artery Disease -- Posterior Cerebral Artery Disease -- Vertebrobasilar Disease -- Microangiopathies (Lacunes) -- Cerebral Venous Thrombosis -- Intracerebral Hemorrhage -- Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage -- Arteriovenous Malformations and Other Vascular Anomalies -- Spinal Cord Ischemia -- Arterial Dissections and Fibromuscular Dysplasia -- Collagen Vascular and Infectious Diseases -- Moyamoya Disease -- Migraine and Stroke -- Hypertensive Encephalopathy -- Atherosclerotic Disease of the Proximal Aorta -- CADASIL: Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy -- Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndromes -- Coagulation Abnormalities in Stroke -- Stroke and Substance Abuse -- Cardiac Diseases -- Ultrasonography -- Computed Tomography-Based Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cerebrovascular Diseases -- Cerebral Angiography -- Prehospital and Emergency Department Care of the Patient with Acute Stroke -- Intravenous Thrombolysis -- Antithrombotic Therapy for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke -- General Stroke Management and Stroke Units -- Critical Care of the Patient with Acute Stroke -- Pharmacologic Modification of Acute Cerebral Ischemia -- Treatment of "Other" Stroke Etiologies -- Medical Therapy of Intracerebral and Intraventricular Hemorrhage -- Rehabilitation and Recovery of the Patient with Stroke -- Enhancing Stroke Recovery with Cellular Therapies -- Antiplatelet Therapy for Secondary Prevention of Stroke -- Secondary Prevention of Cardioembolic Stroke -- Conduct of Stroke-Related Clinical Trials -- Interventional Neuroradiologic Therapy of Atherosclerotic Disease and Vascular Malformations -- Intraarterial Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke -- Endovascular Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms -- Interventional Therapy of Brain and Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations -- Dural Arteriovenous Malformations -- Genetics of Aneurysms and Arteriovenous Malformations -- Anterior Circulation Aneurysms -- Surgical Management of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms -- Surgery for Intracerebral Hemorrhage -- Intraventricular Hemorrhage -- Surgical Decision Making, Techniques, and Periprocedural Care of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations -- Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations -- Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations -- Cerebral Cavernous Malformations and Venous Anomalies: Diagnosis, Natural History, and Clinical Management -- Indications for Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients with Symptomatic Stenosis -- Surgical Management of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis -- Extracranial to Intracranial Bypass for Cerebral Ischemia -- Cerebral Infarction: Surgical Treatment -- Cerebellar Infarction and Hemorrhage.

First published in 1986 under the editorial direction of Dr. Henry J.M. Barnett, 'Stroke' continues to provide the dependable, current answers you need to effectively combat the increasing incidence of this disease.

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