Acute Stroke Management in the First 24 Hours: A Practical Guide for CliniciansMaxim Mokin, Edward C. Jauch, Italo Linfante, Adnan Siddiqui, Elad Levy Acute Stroke Management in the First 24 hours bridges the clinical application gap by offering a practice-based approach to treating ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. The comprehensive text, written by international experts in the field of stroke care, covers all aspects of stroke care, including review of stroke systems, clinic features, neuroimaging diagnostic characteristics, and pre-hospital care and challenges. Practical clinical studies in each chapter engage readers in the discussion of common diagnostic pitfalls and work challenges. Chapters also include detailed figures and management algorithms, making this book an easy-to-use reference guide ideal for first responders and clinicians working in emergency medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, and critical care. |
Contents
2 Stroke Systems of Care | 22 |
Clinical Evaluation | 43 |
Mobile Stroke Units | 62 |
5 Evaluation of Stroke in the Emergency Department | 78 |
6 Imaging of Acute Stroke | 97 |
7 Telemedicine for Evaluation of Stroke Patients | 118 |
8 Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke | 128 |
9 Endovascular Treatment of Stroke | 153 |
10 Care of Stroke Patients Post Intravenous Alteplase and Endovascular Thrombectomy | 169 |
11 InHospital Stroke | 195 |
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14 Surgical Treatment of Hemorrhagic Stroke | 239 |
15 Cerebral Venous Thrombosis | 253 |
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