Handbook of Stroke 2e

Thoroughly updated to reflect the best current practices in stroke medicine, Handbook of Stroke, Second Edition is a user-friendly one-stop guide to the clinical management of patients with cerebrovascular disorders--from clinical and laboratory assessment, differential diagnosis, and initial management, to medical and surgical treatment, prognosis, rehabilitation, and stroke prevention. The book is written by leaders in stroke medicine and delivers concise, practice-oriented overviews and practical recommendations to guide decision-making. This edition includes cutting-edge information on acute stroke treatment, cerebrovascular disease genetics, primary stroke prevention, management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, and the newest therapies for various stroke-related symptoms and disorders. FEATURES: * User-friendly one-stop guide to all aspects of clinical management of patients with cerebrovascular disorders: * clinical and laboratory assessment * differential diagnosis * management before determination of the disease mechanism * medical and surgical treatment based on specific mechanisms * primary prevention of cerebrovascular disorders * assessing and discussing prognosis and natural history * management and rehabilitation after stroke * Written by three noted leaders in stroke medicine * Offers concise, practice-oriented overviews and practical recommendations to guide decision-making * This edition thoroughly updated to reflect the best current practices in stroke medicine * Includes cutting-edge information on * acute stroke treatment * cerebrovascular disease genetics * primary stroke prevention * management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms * the newest therapies for various stroke-related symptoms and disorders