Acute Stroke Care

A newly-revised third edition of the accessible handbook, engineered to optimally manage acute stroke patients; from ambulance to discharge.

Mary Carter Denny (Author), Ahmad Riad Ramadan (Author), Sean I. Savitz (Author), James Grotta (Author)

9781108731324, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 7 November 2019

312 pages, 50 b/w illus. 8 colour illus.
18.6 x 12.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.35 kg

You have just encountered a possible stroke patient. You ask yourself: what should I do first? How do I know it is a stroke? Is it too late to reverse the damage? This book provides integral assistance in answering these critical questions. All content is arranged in chronological order, covering all considerations in assessing and treating patients in the emergency room, stroke unit, and rehabilitation facilities. This new edition offers readers the latest information on stroke treatment, and features brand new chapters on stroke radiology, endovascular therapy, the uncommon causes of stroke, cerebral venous thrombosis, stroke prevention, and the transition to outpatient care. The comprehensive set of appendices contains useful reference information, including dosage algorithms, conversion factors, and stroke scales.

1. Stroke in the emergency department
2. What to do first
3. Ischemic stroke
4. Stroke radiology
5. Intravenous thrombolysis
6. Endovascular therapy (ET)
7. Neurological deterioration in acute ischemic stroke
8. Ischemic stroke etiology and secondary prevention
9. Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
10. Less common causes of stroke
11. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
12. Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
13. Subarachnoid hemorrage (SAH)
14. Organization of stroke care
15. Stroke rehabilitation
16. Transition to outpatient stroke care.

Subject Areas: Accident & emergency medicine [MMK], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN]