Practical Neuroimaging in Stroke: A Case-Based ApproachPractical Neuroimaging in Stroke, by Alejandro Rabinstein, MD, and Steven J. Resnick, is a neurology reference designed for anyone involved in treating stroke patients. It offers unique, thorough guidance-driven by nearly 500 completely original high-quality images from actual stroke cases-to help you learn and understand the clinical value of diagnostic neuroimaging. Examples of different diagnostic modalities-accompanied by succinct teaching messages-highlight a preference for those most commonly used in clinical practice and most typically interpreted by clinicians caring for patients at bedside. A consistent section format from chapter to chapter enables you to easily access the material. Brilliantly illustrated and clinically relevant, Practical Neuroimaging in Stroke is the closest thing to treating real-life patients!
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Contents
Chapter 1 HypoxicIschemic Brain Damage | 1 |
Chapter 2 ClinicalAnatomical Syndromes of Ischemic Infarction | 19 |
Chapter 3 Acute Stroke Imaging | 71 |
Chapter 4 Cardiac Embolism | 115 |
Chapter 5 Extracranial Large Artery Atherothrombosis | 139 |
Chapter 6 Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease | 157 |
Chapter 7 Small Vessel Disease | 169 |
Chapter 8 Uncommon Causes of Stroke | 183 |
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