Stroke is the second leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability worldwide. This invaluable reference provides clinicians caring for stroke patients with ready access to the optimal evidence for best practice in stroke prevention, acute stroke treatment, and stroke recovery. Now an edited volume, the editors and authors, many of whom are members of the Cochrane Stroke Review Group, describe all available medical, endovascular, and surgical treatments; the rationale for using them; and the strength of the evidence for their safety and effectiveness. New chapters cover key, rapidly advancing therapeutic topics, including prehospital stroke care and regionalized stroke systems, endovascular reperfusion therapy, and electrical and magnetic brain stimulation to enhance recovery. This is an essential resource for clinicians translating into practice the many dramatic advances that have been made in the treatment and prevention of stroke, and suggesting the most appropriate interventions.

Book Description

An evidence-based guide for clinicians caring for stroke patients, with advice for best practice in prevention, treatment and recovery.

Contents

Chapter 1 Stroke: The Size of the Problem
Chapter 2 Understanding Evidence
Chapter 3 Prehospital Stroke Care and Regionalized Stroke Systems
Chapter 4 Organized Stroke Care
Chapter 5 Supportive Care during Acute Cerebral Ischaemia
Chapter 6 Reperfusion of the Ischaemic Brain by Intravenous Thrombolysis
Chapter 7 Reperfusion of the Ischaemic Brain by Endovascular Thrombectomy and Thrombolysis
Chapter 8 Collateral Flow Enhancement: Blood Pressure Lowering and Alteration of Blood Viscosity
Chapter 9 Acute Antiplatelet Therapy for the Treatment of Ischaemic Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack
Chapter 10 Acute Anticoagulant Therapy for the Treatment of Acute Ischaemic Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack
Chapter 11 Treatment of Brain Oedema
Chapter 12 Neuroprotection for Acute Brain Ischaemia
Chapter 13 Acute Treatment of Intracerebral Haemorrhage
Chapter 14 Acute Treatment of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
Chapter 15 Prevention of Stroke by Lowering Blood Pressure
Chapter 16 Prevention of Stroke by Lowering Blood Cholesterol Concentrations
Chapter 17 Prevention of Stroke by Modification of Additional Vascular and Lifestyle Risk Factors
Chapter 18 Drugs, Devices, and Procedural Therapies to Prevent Recurrent Cardiogenic Embolic Stroke
Chapter 19 Long-term Antithrombotic Therapy for Large and Small Artery Occlusive Disease
Chapter 20 Carotid and Vertebral Artery Revascularization
Chapter 21 Cervical Artery Dissection and Cerebral Vasculitis
Chapter 22 Prevention of Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
Chapter 23 Evidence-based Motor Rehabilitation after Stroke
Chapter 24 Language and Cognitive Rehabilitation after Stroke
Chapter 25 Using Pharmacotherapy to Enhance Stroke Recovery
Chapter 26 Electrical and Magnetic Brain Stimulation to Enhance Post-stroke Recovery