Product Description: New, exciting, and innovative advances in the field of cerebrovascular medicine continue to occur at a rapid pace. The fourth edition of Current Review of Cerebrovascular Disease provides an update on these rapidly evolving topics and a gives the reader insight into the thought-provoking issues in stroke neurology that have undergone tremendous changes during the past two years...read more

The care of stroke patients has changed dramatically in recent years. As well as improvements in the emergency care of the condition, there have been marked advances in our understanding, management and rehabilitation of residual deficits. This book is about the care of stroke patients, focusing on behavioral and cognitive problems. It provides a comprehensive review of the field covering the diagnostic value of these conditions in the acute and later phases, their requirements in terms of treatment and management and the likelihood and significance of long-term disability. This book will appeal to all clinicians involved in the care of stroke patients, as well as to neuropsychologists, other rehabilitation therapists and research scientists investigating the underlying neuroscience.

Product Description: This book, which is written by leading world authorities in stroke medicine, provides valuable up-to-date information on key areas of interest and debate in clinical practice. While still claiming the lives of many people in the Western world, stroke is no longer a uniformly fateful disorder...read more

Product Description: The first edition of Stroke Syndromes was widely welcomed as a new and authoritative reference in the assessment and diagnosis of stroke. This revised and updated edition remains the definitive guide to patterns and syndromes in stroke...read more

Product Description: Supplement Issue: Cerebrovascular Diseases 2003, Vol. 16, Suppl. 1

Supplement Issue: Cerebrovascular Diseases 1999, Vol. 9, Suppl. 4 This 'handbook' presents the main practical knowledge on specific management strategies for stroke prevention as they can be applied in general practice. To make it simpler and more attractive, the issues discussed are presented in the format of practical questions, which also try to emphasize consensus and controversies, whenever/wherever present. General practitioners and all physicians dealing with stroke patients will find answers to questions about different types of strokes, warning symptoms and about their effects and risk factors. Which tests can help in the diagnosis of stroke? From the introduction to the management of stroke the topics move on to the epidemiology of stroke, diabetes, carotid surgery and stroke services.

Product Description: The first edition of Stroke Syndromes was widely welcomed as a new and authoritative reference in the assessment and diagnosis of stroke. The revised and updated edition remains the definitive guide to patterns and syndromes in stroke, while its companion volume, Uncommon Causes of Stroke, provides in-depth descriptions of many rare and relatively uncommon causes of stroke...read more

Product Description: Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the USA and UK. It is a major cause of disability among adults and is a significant factor in dementia in later life and its incidence is on the rise. This book discusses specific medications that target the blood and vasculature and how these treatments can be used to complement other therapeutic measures, such as carotid endarterectomy...read more

Product Description: * A practical approach to assist clinicians and trainees in the understanding of clinical trials for neurologic disorders * Authors have assembled a distinguished international group of contributors to critically evaluate trials that have been conducted in their areas of expertise * Ideal book for practitioners interested in evidence-based neurologic practic...read more

Product Description: Bogousslavsky and Fisher's Textbook of Neurology promises to be the one-volume comprehensive reference that gives a straight look at the essentials of neurology. Its easy-to-read writing style, detailed indexing, and effective chapter outlines provide quicker and easier access to the information residents and practitioners need to effectively diagnose and treat patients...read more

Product Description: Special Topic Issue: European Neurology 1997, Vol. 38, No. 3 This special commemorative publication, marking 100 years of the journal European Neurology, summarizes the main ongoing advances in the field of neurology and looks at emerging treatments at the turn of a new century...read more