Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke - Title page

pp iii-iii

Copyright page

pp iv-iv

Contents

pp v-vi

Foreword

pp vii-viii

Section 1 - Epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology and causes of transient ischemic attacks and stroke

pp 1-100

1 - Epidemiology

pp 1-15

2 - Risk factors

pp 16-29

3 - Genetics

pp 30-37

4 - Anatomy and physiology

pp 38-48

5 - Pathophysiology of acute cerebral ischemia

pp 49-54

6 - Causes of transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke

pp 55-90

7 - Causes of spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage

pp 91-100

Section 2 - Clinical features, diagnosis and investigation

pp 101-178

8 - Clinical features and differential diagnosis of a transient ischemic attack

pp 101-112

9 - The clinical features and differential diagnosis of acute stroke

pp 113-131

10 - Brain imaging in transient ischemic attack and minor stroke

pp 132-144

11 - Brain imaging in major acute stroke

pp 145-158

12 - Vascular imaging in transient ischemic attack and stroke

pp 159-172

13 - Non-radiological investigations for transient ischemic attack and stroke

pp 173-178

Section 3 - Prognosis of transient ischemic attack and stroke

pp 179-222

14 - Methods of determining prognosis

pp 179-194

15 - Short-term prognosis after transient ischemic attack and minor stroke

pp 195-206

16 - Short-term prognosis after major stroke

pp 207-212

17 - Long-term prognosis after transient ischemic attack and stroke

pp 213-222

Section 4 - Treatment of transient ischemic attack and stroke

pp 223-284

18 - Methods of assessing treatments

pp 223-238

19 - Acute treatment of transient ischemic attack and minor stroke

pp 239-249

20 - Acute treatment of major stroke: general principles

pp 250-256

21 - Specific treatments for major acute ischemic stroke

pp 257-266