html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 6 Tardive syndromesClinical manifestations, pathophysiology, and epidemiology Daniel Tarsy and Raminder Parihar Introduction The tardive syndromes are a group of involuntary movement disorders which appear…
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Fig. 13.1 DWI (a) and FLAIR (b) of an acute stroke patient <3 h after symptom onset. DWI shows a hyperintensity in the left MCA territory, whereas FLAIR is without…
X-ray attenuation (HU) Gray matter 35–45 White matter 20–30 Cerebro-spinal-fluid 4–8 Skull 100–1,000 Large vessels 40–50 Tissue calcification 80–150 Hematoma 70–90 Fat −60 to −70 Air −1,000 Fig. 12.1…
Fig. 7.1 Clinical specimens from mechanical thrombectomy in acute stroke demonstrating: (a) the fibrin rich clot or so-called white clot, and (b) the red blood cell rich clot, termed red…
Fig. 1.1 (a) Traditional concept that the infarct core is surrounded by an enveloping penumbra. (b) Alternative concept that regions corresponding to core and penumbra may be heterogeneous Ischemic heterogeneity…
Fig.3.1 Percentage of patients achieving any recanalization (as detected by transcranial doppler ultrasound or CT angiography) within 2 h of tPA bolus, complete recanalization 2 h after tPA bolus, reocclusion…
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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Patrick D Lyden (ed.)Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Stroke10.1007/978-3-319-07575-4_11 11. Telestroke: Delivery and Design Konrad H. Schlick1 and Brett C. Meyer2 (1) Department of Neurosciences, UCSD School of Medicine, 200 W. Arbor Drive, MON…
