3rd Edition
by David O. Wiebers (Author), Valery L. Feigin (Author), Robert D. Brown Jr. (Author)
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.
