Titlebook: Vascular Neurology Board Review; An Essential Study G Hardik P. Amin,Joseph L. Schindler Book 2020Latest edition Springer Nature Switzerlan

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Stroke Treatment, Early Management, and Secondary Prevention,hemic patients within 3?hours after onset of symptoms. Attention has since shifted to acute stroke being at the centerpiece of stroke management. Twenty years later, stent retrieval devices were demonstrated to be effective in reducing disability in select patients. Treatment windows are also being

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Genetic Stroke Syndromes,lly known as “Mendelian conditions” (or monogenic diseases) due to their clear Mendelian pattern of inheritance. The field of medical genetics is rapidly changing since the introduction of high-throughput genotyping technologies a decade ago. These novel technologies led to the discovery of numerous

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Special Populations,lderly. It is now seen increasingly in younger patients, as well as other subpopulations such as pregnant women and cancer patients. These patients provide their own challenges in terms of workup and management. Many treatment options for acute stroke are cautiously adopted from adult studies, simpl

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Intracranial Hemorrhage,h ICH have variable presentations, from mild headache to coma. Despite recommended guidelines, many neurologists and neurosurgeons have varying practices for the treatment of ICH. Most ICHs are caused by hypertension. However, the vascular neurologist needs to understand the clinical presentation an

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Vascular Malformations of the Brain and Spine,n and interventional radiologist. An understanding of diagnostic imaging modalities critical to confirm the diagnosis is essential. Further appreciation of the pathology and natural history will enable to neurologist to help determine stroke risk and consequential treatments. In this chapter, we wil

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Hematologic Disorders,nts with ischemic stroke or in those with a strong family history of stroke. Keep in mind that these evaluations are expensive, and blanket “hypercoagulable panels” on everyone may not be warranted. With that said, the stroke neurologist must appreciate those hematological disorders that predispose

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Vascular Cognitive Disorders, difficulties with activities of daily living (ADL). Cognitive impairment may be due to large vessel pathologies in the brain, dysfunction of cerebral small vessels, or both. Cerebral small vessel disease is associated with leukoaraiosis and insidious progressive decline of cognition affecting atten

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