Handbook of Stroke - Softcover

Wiebers, David O.; Feigin, Valery L.; Brown Jr. MD, Robert D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 197511437X ISBN 13: 9781975114374

Publisher: LWW, 2019

Synopsis

Written by leaders in the field of stroke medicine,Handbook of Stroke, Third Edition, is a concise, one-stop guide covering all aspects of clinical management of patients with cerebrovascular disorders. This user-friendly handbook brings you up to date with the most recent advances and knowledge in the field, providing practice-oriented overviews and recommendations that save lives and reduce impairment of function. It addresses specific situations you’re likely to encounter, offering clinical guidance based on available evidence and practical experience.

• Covers everything from clinical and laboratory assessment, differential diagnosis, and initial management to medical and surgical treatment, prognosis, rehabilitation, and stroke prevention.
• Includes new chapters on the global burden of stroke and restorative therapies following stroke. 
• Provides expert state-of-the-art  guidance on acute stroke treatment, cerebrovascular disease genetics, primary stroke prevention, management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, and current therapies for stroke-related symptoms and disorders.
• Guides your decision making with clear presentations of the thought processes that experienced neurovascular clinicians typically use, including what can be learned from the history, clinical management algorithms, when patients with stroke should be hospitalized vs. evaluated as outpatients, and more.

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About this title

From the Back Cover

Here is a unique and concise overview of recent advances in stroke prevention, diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation. Experienced clinicians from the renowned Mayo Clinic synthesize the most current approaches to optimal patient care - all in a manner ideal for the clinician, resident, or medical student. You'll find logical, step-by-step methodology, enhanced by algorithms, tables, and charts, for these and other essential areas: using historical evaluation as a key element in diagnosis, understanding the mechanism of stroke, determining a differential diagnosis, preventing stroke, using current therapies to minimize damage, prescribing medication, and performing telephone evaluation and triage. Plus, easy-to-understand practice guidelines will ensure optimal management of transient ischemic attack, major cerebral infarction, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, and asymptomatic carotid stenosis.

Edition details

• Publisher: LWW
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 197511437X
• ISBN 13: 9781975114374
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 500