Stroke medicine / Hugh Markus, Professor of Stroke Medicine, University of Cambridge, and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK, Anthony Pereira, Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, St. George's Hospital, London, UK, Geoffrey Cloud, Consultant Stroke Physician, Department of Neurology, St. George's Hospital, London, UK.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Series; Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Neurology Stroke Medicine; Copyright; Contents; Symbols and abbreviations; 1 Epidemiology and stroke risk factors; 2 Neuroanatomy; 3 Vascular anatomy and stroke syndromes; 4 History-making in the stroke patient; 5 Examination of the stroke patient; 6 Investigation of the stroke patient; 7 Imaging in stroke; 8 Ischaemic stroke:€common causes; 9 Acute stroke treatment; 10 Secondary prevention of stroke; 11 Unusual causes of stroke and their treatment; 12 Cerebral venous thrombosis; 13 Cerebral haemorrhage; 14 Recovery and rehabilitation.

15 Vascular dementia16 Organization of stroke services; 17 Ethical issues in stroke care; Appendix 1 Glossary; Appendix 2 Useful stroke scales; Appendix 3 Useful websites; Index.

This book incorporates considerable advances in the treatment of stroke that have occurred since the first edition published. This provides an up-to-date and easily accessible source of information on all aspects of stroke care, from acute care through to rehabilitation and secondary prevention.

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