Handbook of Stroke

Written by leaders in the field of stroke medicine,Handbook of Stroke, Third Edition, is  a concise, one-stop guide covering all aspects of clinical management  of patients with cerebrovascular disorders. This user-friendly handbook  brings you up to date with the most recent advances and knowledge in the  field, providing practice-oriented overviews and recommendations that  save lives and reduce impairment of function. It addresses specific  situations you’re likely to encounter, offering clinical guidance based  on available evidence and practical experience. 

• Covers  everything from clinical and laboratory assessment, differential  diagnosis, and initial management to medical and surgical treatment,  prognosis, rehabilitation, and stroke prevention.
• Includes new chapters on the global burden of stroke and restorative therapies following stroke. 
• Provides  expert state-of-the-art  guidance on acute stroke treatment,  cerebrovascular disease genetics, primary stroke prevention, management  of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, and current therapies for  stroke-related symptoms and disorders.
• Guides your decision  making with clear presentations of the thought processes that  experienced neurovascular clinicians typically use, including what can  be learned from the history, clinical management algorithms, when  patients with stroke should be hospitalized vs. evaluated as  outpatients, and more.