Acute Stroke Care

Cover......Page 1
Front Matter
......Page 3
Acute Stroke
Care......Page 5
Copyright
......Page 6
Contents
......Page 7
Preface to the Third Edition......Page 13
Abbreviations
......Page 14
1 Stroke in the Emergency
Department......Page 21
2 What to Do First......Page 27
3 Ischemic Stroke......Page 32
4 Stroke Radiology......Page 52
5 Intravenous Thrombolysis......Page 78
6 Endovascular Therapy......Page 100
7 Neurological Deterioration
in Acute Ischemic Stroke......Page 121
8 Ischemic Stroke Etiology
and Secondary Prevention......Page 139
9 Transient Ischemic Attack......Page 173
10 Less Common Causes of Stroke......Page 180
11 Cerebral Venous Sinus
Thrombosis......Page 188
12 Intracerebral Hemorrhage......Page 195
13 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage......Page 218
14 Organization of Stroke Care......Page 235
15 Stroke Rehabilitation......Page 246
16 Transition to Outpatient Stroke
Care......Page 257
Appendix 1.

IV tPA Dosing Chart......Page 261
Appendix 2.

Transcranial Doppler
Ultrasound......Page 264
Appendix 3.

Medical Complications......Page 267
Appendix 4.

Brainstem Syndromes......Page 273
Appendix 5.

Anatomy of Cerebral
Vasculature......Page 276
Appendix 6.

Brain Death Criteria......Page 282
Appendix 7.

Stroke Assessment Scales......Page 286
Further In-Depth Reading
......Page 303
Index......Page 305
Plate Section......Page 315