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Tables of Contents for Stroke
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of contributors
ix
How it was
1
4
Stroke as it was
5
6
Section 1: Epidemiology and primary prevention
Risk factors, causes, and distribution of stroke
11
4
Feasible methods of removal/reduction of risk factors
15
6
Section 2: Secondary prevention
Blood pressure (pre- and post-stroke hypertension)
21
4
Anticoagulants in stroke prevention
25
4
Antiplatelet therapy for the secondary prevention of stroke or transient ischaemc attack
29
6
Section 3: Management of stroke
Coordinated stroke care
35
6
Acute treatment and coordinated care
41
4
Management of depression and related disorders after stroke
45
8
Section 4: Surgical/medical treatment
Intracranial surgical procedures for stroke
53
4
Carotid endarterectomy
57
4
Angioplasty
61
2
Evidence for invasive intervention: where do we go from here?
63
6
Section 5: Imaging
CT and MRI scanning in stroke
69
4
Ultrasound and transcranial Doppler
73
4
The future of stroke imaging
77
6
Section 6: Therapy and rehabilitation
Evolution and revolution in speech and language therapy
83
6
Motor control following stroke
89
4
Occupational therapy
93
4
Future approaches to stroke rehabilitation
97
6
Section 7: Stroke and stroke care
Stroke care: a matter of chance
103
4
The quality of stroke service provision
107
6
Comparing outcomes of stroke services in Europe
113
4
Trends in stroke and its management in Japan
117
4
The role of The Stroke Association in research and development
121
4
A hundred years of stroke research
125
6
Index
131