Stroke : practical management

Cover......Page 1
Stroke: Practical Management, Third Edition......Page 2
Dedication......Page 3
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 9
1 Introduction......Page 12
2 Development of Knowledge About Cerebrovascular Disease......Page 17
3 Is it a Vascular Event and Where is the Lesion?: Identifying and Interpreting the Symptoms and Signs of Cerebrovascular Disease......Page 45
4 Which Arterial Territory is Involved?......Page 141
5 What Pathological Type of Stroke is it, Cerebral Ischaemia or Haemorrhage?......Page 191
6 What Caused This Transient or Persisting Ischaemic Event?......Page 269
7 Unusual Causes of Ischaemic Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack......Page 362
8 What Caused This Intracerebral Haemorrhage?......Page 419
9 What Caused This Subarachnoid Haemorrhage?......Page 465
10 A Practical Approach to the Management of Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack Patients......Page 511
11 What are This Patient\'s Problems?: A Problem-Based Approach to the General Management of Stroke......Page 544
12 Specific Treatments for Acute Ischaemic Stroke......Page 641
13 Specific Treatment of Intracerebral Haemorrhage......Page 709
14 Specific Treatment of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage......Page 724
15 Specific Interventions to Prevent Intracranial Haemorrhage......Page 772
16 Preventing Recurrent Stroke and Other Serious Vascular Events......Page 793
17 The Organization of Stroke Services......Page 906
18 Reducing the Impact of Stroke and Improving the Public Health......Page 956
Index......Page 983