Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke

Cerebrovascular disease, both hemorrhagic and ischemic, is a matter of major public health importance. Specialists present up- to-date information on the four pillars of stroke care: medical management, radiologic imaging, neurointerventional surgery, and open surgery. Topics covered in the section on medical and critical care include early diagnosis, medical decision-making, and medical interventions. Diagnostic imaging is then discussed. The section on neurologic surgery treats advances in neuro anesthesiology and techniques in extracranial and intracranial treatment for structural conditions. Indications and procedures for new interventional and catheter-based techniques are then discussed. The text includes clinical pearls; guidelines; supporting images, tables, and figures; and access to chapter- specific online videos on procedures and imaging. Bendok (neurological surgery and radiology) and co-editors are at Northwestern U. Feinberg School of Medicine. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).