Handbook of Stroke Prevention in Clinical Practice (Current Clinical Neurology)

Handbook of Stroke Prevention in Clinical Practice......Page 1
Contents......Page 10
1. Epidemiology of Stroke......Page 15
2. Subtypes of Ischemic Stroke......Page 33
3. Hypertension As a Risk Factor for Stroke......Page 49
4. Evaluation and Managementof Hyperlipidemia for Stroke Prevention......Page 65
5. Diabetes......Page 93
6. Tobacco and Alcohol......Page 101
7. Diet, Obesity, and Physical Activity......Page 119
8. Stroke PreventionWith Antiplatelet Therapy......Page 131
9. Hormonal Therapy......Page 153
10. Stroke Due to Large Artery Atherosclerosis......Page 165
11. Craniocervical EndovascularStenting and Angioplasty......Page 181
12. Cardiac Embolism......Page 201
13. Cryptogenic Emboliand Other Elusive Causes of Stroke......Page 213
14. Less Common Causes of Ischemic Stroke......Page 241
15. Perioperative StrokeRisk Assessment and Management......Page 257
16. Serum Biomarkersin Prediction of Stroke Risk and Outcome......Page 271
17. Genetic Susceptibilityand Early Stratification of Stroke Risk......Page 293
Index......Page 317