Edited by one of the world's leading and widely published stroke experts, Acute Stroke Treatment, Second Edition presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the latest information available. Each chapter includes well organized tables and pictures, in color and black and white, that illustrate novel uses of neuroimaging and nuclear medicine in diagnosing and determining the extent of damage in stroke patients. The chapter authors discuss the range of new possibilities in the management and treatment of this medical condition, including ultra-early diagnosis, intensive care, surgical and other interventional therapies, thrombolysis, anti-ischemic drugs, and the prevention of immediate recurrence. A masterful analysis of the current thinking in this field, the book explores methodologies, technologies, and their applications.
1. Present Stage: Acute Stroke Management Around The World; 2. The Behaviors Of The Acute Stroke Patient; 3. What Is The Place Of Clinical Assessment In Acute Stroke Management?; 4. Acute Stroke Units And Teams; 5. MRI And MRA (Present Stage); 6. Computerized Tomography (Incl. CT-Angio, Perfusion) In Acute Stroke; 7. Which Cardiac Diagnosis Tests Apply In The Acute Phase Of Stroke And When Are They Useful?; 8. Diagnosis Ultrasound: Update And Perspective; 9. General Care In The Acute Phase (Incl. Metabolic Issues, Excl. Blood Pressure); 10. Management Of Blood Pressure In Acute Stroke; 11. The Nurse In Acute Stroke; 12. Reopening Occluded Cerebral Arteries; 13. Anticoagulant Therapy; 14. Antiplatelet Therapy In Acute Brain Ischemia; 15. Intensive Care Of Ischemic Stroke; 16. Medical Treatement Of Brain Hemorrhage; 17. Surgery For Acute Stroke (Mass Effects, Hemorrhage, Embdectomy; Excl. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage); 18. Medical Management In Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; 19. Interventions In Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; 20. Prevention Of Early Recurrences After Acute Stroke; 21. II A Look At The Future: Published Guidelines: Update And Synthesis; 22. Ideal Trials For Acute Stroke; 23. Experimental Findings With Important Clinical Implications In Stroke Treatment; 24. What Is The Future Of Imaging In Acute Stroke?; 25. Trends In Protecting Ischemic Brain (Incl. Prophylactic Neuroprotection); 26. Gene And Cell Therapy In Stroke; 27. Combination Treatments, Early Recovery Therapy And Other Future Perspectives.
