Ischemic Stroke Therapeutics: A Comprehensive Guide

ISBN-13: 9783319792385 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 322 str.

Bruce Ovbiagele;Tanya N. Turan

Opis

This complete resource captures state-of-the-art strategies and the accelerated pace of discovery that is revolutionizing what is known about ischemic stroke and its treatment. Therapeutics for acute management, secondary prevention, recovery, rehabilitation, asymptomatic cerebral ischemia, and implementation of stroke systems of care are all discussed in this comprehensive yet practical guide. Chapters are authored by leading academicians with extensive clinical practice experience from all over the world and feature the scientific evidence behind prevailing therapeutic strategies for managing ischemic cerebrovascular disease. The specialist or general practitioner will gain critical knowledge in stroke management, current clinical challenges and promising new therapies under investigation.

Recenzje

"This is an excellent textbook describing the prevention, epidemiology, diagnosis, medical & surgical treatments, complications, management, and rehabilitation of stroke diseases. ... I recommend this book for all physicians and cerebrovascular specialists." (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, March, 2016)

Spis treści

Chapter 1

General Concepts: Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke

 

Chapter 2

Pre-hospital Stroke Treatment (EMS stabilization protocols)

 

Chapter 3

Intravenous Thrombolysis and Anti-thrombotics

 

Chapter 4

Intra-Arterial Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Chapter 5

Hemicraniectomy

 

Chapter 6

Supportive Care and Management of In-hospital Complications

 

Chapter 7

Post-Discharge Complications of Stroke

 

Chapter 8

General Concepts: Stroke Mechanisms, Subtyping, and Work Up

 

Chapter 9

Traditional Stroke Risk Factor Treatment

 

Chapter 10

Heterogeneous causes of stroke – Antithrombotics

 

Chapter 11

Heterogeneous Causes of Stroke – Select Emerging Risk Factors

 

Chapter 12

Secondary Prevention After Cardioembolic Stroke

 

Chapter 13

Secondary Prevention after Ischemic Lacunar Stroke

 

Chapter 14

Secondary Prevention after Symptomatic Large Artery Extracranial Disease

Chapter15

Secondary Prevention after Symptomatic Large Artery Intracranial Disease

 

Chapter 16

Secondary Prevention after Non-atherosclerotic Cerebral Vasculopathies

 

Chapter 17

Secondary Prevention after Ischemic Strokes due to Hypercoagulable States

 

Chapter 18

General Concepts: Therapies for Rehabilitation and Recovery

Chapter 19

Botulinum Toxin for Post-Stroke Limb Spasticity

 

Chapter 20

Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors

 

Chapter 21

Constraint Induced Therapies

 

Chapter 22

Virtual Reality in Stroke Rehabilitation

Chapter 23

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

 

Chapter 24

General Concepts: Management of Asymptomatic Cerebrovascular Disease

 

Chapter 25

Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

 

Chapter 26

Subclinical Vascular Brain Injury

 

Chapter 27

General Concepts: Stroke Systems of Care

 

Chapter 28

Stroke Centers and Related Aspects of Stroke Systems

 

Chapter 29

Role of Registries and Community Models in Developed Countries

 

Chapter 30

Telemedicine in Stroke Systems of Care

O autorze

Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS
Admiral Pihl Professor and Chairman of Neurology
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Tanya N. Turan, MD, MSCR
Associate Professor of Neurology
Stroke Neurology Division Director
Medical University of South Carolina
Department of Neurology
MUSC Stroke Program
Charleston, SC