Overview
- A comprehensive resource for up-to-date evidenced-based stroke treatments and strategies
- Practical for primary care physicians and general and vascular neurologists
- Authored by world-renowned experts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
This complete resource captures state-of-the-art strategies and the accelerated pace of discovery that is revolutionizing what is known about ischemic stroke and its treatment. Therapeutics for acute management, secondary prevention, recovery, rehabilitation, asymptomatic cerebral ischemia, and implementation of stroke systems of care are all discussed in this comprehensive yet practical guide. Chapters are authored by leading academicians with extensive clinical practice experience from all over the world and feature the scientific evidence behind prevailing therapeutic strategies for managing ischemic cerebrovascular disease. The specialist or general practitioner will gain critical knowledge in stroke management, current clinical challenges and promising new therapies under investigation.
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“This is an excellent textbook describing the prevention, epidemiology, diagnosis, medical & surgical treatments, complications, management, and rehabilitation of stroke diseases. … I recommend this book for all physicians and cerebrovascular specialists.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, March, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS
Admiral Pihl Professor and Chairman of Neurology
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Tanya N. Turan, MD, MSCR
Associate Professor of Neurology
Stroke Neurology Division Director
Medical University of South Carolina
Department of Neurology
MUSC Stroke Program
Charleston, SC
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ischemic Stroke Therapeutics
Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide
Editors: Bruce Ovbiagele
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17750-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79238-5Published: 28 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-17750-2Published: 24 November 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 322
Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations, 49 illustrations in colour
Topics: Neurology, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine