Handbook of Stroke

Here is a unique and concise overview of recent advances in stroke prevention, diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation. Experienced clinicians from the renowned Mayo Clinic synthesize the most current approaches to optimal patient care - all in a manner ideal for the clinician, resident, or medical student. You'll find logical, step-by-step methodology, enhanced by algorithms, tables, and charts, for these and other essential areas: using historical evaluation as a key element in diagnosis, understanding the mechanism of stroke, determining a differential diagnosis, preventing stroke, using current therapies to minimize damage, prescribing medication, and performing telephone evaluation and triage. Plus, easy-to-understand practice guidelines will ensure optimal management of transient ischemic attack, major cerebral infarction, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, and asymptomatic carotid stenosis.