Full Description
Presents an overview of current practice in the care of stroke patients, as well as a summary of the history of stroke research.
Contents
Mechanisms of Cell Death in Ischemia. Excitotoxicity and Stroke.- Ischaemic Cerebral Oedemia. Ocular Ischemia.-Coagulation.- Immunohaematologic Mechanisms in Stroke,-Fibrinolysis and Its Relevance to Acute Focal Cerebral Ischemia.- Atherosclerosis.- Endothelial Cells and Cerebrovascular Disease.- Vasoconstriction, Migraine, Subarachnoid Haemorrhage and Vasospasm.- Microvascular Pathology.- Autoregulation, Hypertension, and Regulation of the Cerebral Circulation.- Rheology of Flow and Its Effect. Central Neurogenic Regulation of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow (-CBF) and Relationship to Neuroprotection.- Cardiac Disease and Embolic Sources.- Heart and Brain Relationships.- Epidemiology and Trials.- Stroke Databanks and Stroke Registries.
