Chapter 9 Common Stroke Syndromes Céline Odier and Patrik Michel Introduction The approach to neurovascular disease has considerably changed over the last decade. With advances in neuroimaging, localization of the…
Chapter 6 Basic Epidemiology of Stroke and Risk Assessment Jaakko Tuomilehto and Yvonne Teuschl Definition of Stroke Epidemiological studies are dealing with population-level assessments of disease occurrence and determinants of…
Chapter 7 Common Risk Factors and Prevention Michael Brainin , Yvonne Teuschl , and Karl Matz Introduction The aim of primary prevention is to reduce the risk of first-ever stroke…
Chapter 8 Cardiac Diseases Relevant to Stroke Claudia Stöllberger and Josef Finsterer Introduction Cardiac diseases can be relevant to stroke in different respects: In embolic stroke, cardiac diseases may be…
Chapter 4 Imaging for Prediction of Functional Outcome and for Assessment of Recovery Wolf-Dieter Heiss Stroke is the third most frequent cause of acquired adult disability [1]. Despite there being…
Chapter 3 Neuroradiology Part A– Imaging of Acute Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: CT, Perfusion CT, CT Angiography Patrik Michel Practical Aspects of Acute Stroke CT Plain CT has a long…
Chapter 5 Ultrasound in Acute Ischemic Stroke László Csiba Introduction The results of non-invasive tests (e.g. ultrasound) can be highly variable, often providing ambiguous results. Although other parameters can be…
Chapter 2 Common Causes of Ischemic Stroke Bo Norrving Introduction This chapter focuses on the major causes of ischemic stroke. Common and less common stroke syndromes are described in Chapters…
Chapter 1 Neuropathology and Pathophysiology of Stroke Konstantin-A. Hossmann and Wolf-Dieter Heiss Neuropathology Vascular Origin of Cerebrovascular Disease In the latest edition of the International Classification of Diseases and Related…
