1. Epidemiology, Classification, Prognosis, and Risk Factors
2. Clinical Features of Stroke
a) Differential Diagnosis
b) Ischemic Stroke Syndromes
c) Vascular Dementia
d) Hemorrhagic Stroke Syndromes
e) Other Neurovascular Diseases
3. Evaluation of Patients with Stroke
4. Aneurysms and Vascular Malformations
5. Other Causes of Hemorrhagic Stroke
6. Arterial Causes of Ischemic Stroke
7. Cardioembolism as a Cause of Stroke
8. Other Causes of Ischemic Stroke
9. Preventative Measures
10. Antithrombotic Treatments
11. Surgical Interventions
12. Management of Acute Stroke
13. Inpatient Management
14. Rehabilitation
-Introduction-
Audience: Neurologists, Cardiologists, Psychiatrists
More than 500 illustrations
Includes Pearls and Pitfalls to guide treatment and avoid common missteps
Full coverage of every stage: Pre-stroke with risk factors, acute stroke, and treatment and rehabilitation
-Author Biography-
Harold P. Adams, MD, (Des Moines, Iowa) is Professor of Neurology and Chief of the Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases at the University of Iowa, Des Moines Iowa. He chairs the American Academy of Neurology Section on Cerebrovascular Diseases as well as the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Committee on Subspecialty certification in Neurovascular Medicine.
