Stroke, Part II: Clinical Manifestations and Pathogenesis

by Fisher

• ISBN13: 9780444520043
• ISBN10: 044452004X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-30
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

The second of three volumes on stroke in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series (Series Editors: Michael J. Aminoff, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, USA; François Boller, Bethesda, USA; Dick F. Swaab, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), covering manifestations of stroke and causes of stroke. Until a few years ago, strokes were considered 'experiments of nature' that provided help in understanding the functional anatomy of the brain, but for which little could be done in terms of therapeutic intervention and prevention. These three volume record how this has now profoundly changed and cover advances in our understanding of the biochemical background of strokes coupled with advances in fields as diverse as epidemiology, genetics, neuroimaging, interventional radiology, surgery, clinical psychology and most particularly prevention and management. The aim is to provide both basic researchers with the foundation for new investigations and clinicians a source of reference to enable them to gain a thorough knowledge and understanding of the clinical features and management of the many neurological manifestations of stroke.

Table of Contents

Manifestations of stroke: Topographic classification of ischemic stroke

Identification, risks and treatment of transeint ischemic attacks

Medical complications of acute stroke

Anterior circulation syndromes

Posterior circulation strokes

Lacunes and lacunar syndromes

Hemorrhagic stroke syndromes: clinical manifestations of intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage

Eye syndromes and the neuro-ophthalomology of stroke

Post-stroke seizures

Stroke-related psychiatric disorder

Vascular dementia

"Silent" cerebral infarcts and microbleeds

Spinal strokes

Causes of stroke: Extracranial and intracranial atheroma, and artery-to-artery embolism

Cardio-embolic stroke

Cervical artery dissections

Intracerebral hemorrhage

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Cerebral venous thrombosis

Illicit drug use/abuse and stroke

Stroke, migraine and headache

Infections and stroke

Vasculitis and stroke

Hematological diseases and stroke

Stroke related to systemic illness and complicated surgery

Rare causes of stroke

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