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Textbook of Stroke Medicine

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
0521518261, 9780521518260
LCC
RC388.5 .T42 2010
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6658504 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Medicine
Edition
1
Pages
336\338
Topic
Medicine
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This concise and informative textbook is aimed at trainee doctors beginning work on a stroke unit or residents embarking on their postdoctoral training in stroke care. It has a practical approach covering all important issues of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases. Chapters on the basics of neuropathology and pathophysiology are followed by reviews of clinical issues, including neuroimaging, clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment, stroke in the young, and stroke-related dementia. Topics of rising importance are covered in chapters on stroke unit management, monitoring and management of complications including infections, recommendations for thrombolysis, interventions and neurosurgical procedures, and clear and balanced recommendations for secondary prevention. Finally, neuropsychological syndromes are explained and an up-to-date view on neurorehabilitation is presented. The authors are all experts in their field and many of them teach on the European Master's Program on Stroke Medicine, which is supported and endorsed by the European Stroke Organization.

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