Stroke

Louis R. Caplan; Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas

Stroke (2 ed.)

Louis R. Caplan and Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas

Previous Edition (1 ed.)

Abstract

Stroke is a complex disease with heterogeneous etiology. Its clinical presentation mirrors the complexity of human brain. The last 25 years saw the field change drastically, with significant advances in neuroimaging techniques, new medications for cardiovascular risk factor management and therapies for acute management. A lot more can be done nowadays about stroke patients both in the acute setting and secondary prevention. Despite the technologic and therapeutic advances, clinical acumen and diagnostic reasoning remain as relevant as ever. This case-based book offers an insightful look into the clinical practice of Stroke through the eyes of seasoned specialists in a tertiary academic center. The deductive reasoning inherent to neurologic diagnosis and localization is strongly emphasized; clinical description is accompanied by relevant imaging studies and management recommendations are evidence-based and accompanied by up-to-date recommended readings. Although not an exhaustive account of stroke presentations, the book includes a combination of rare and more commonly encountered cases, which mirrors the day-to-day reality of a stroke neurologist.

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Apr 2016

Print ISBN-13:: 9780190497255

Published online:: May 2016

DOI:: 10.1093/med/9780190497255.001.0001

Authors

Louis R. Caplan, author Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas, author Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Front Matter
- Preface
- Contributors
1 Confused after a Nap Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
2 Headache after a Beach Trip Mark McAllister
3 Why Are You Staring over There? Merritt W. Brown
4 Dizziness and Ataxia after Lifting a Vacuum Marc Bouffard
5 Two Generations with Stroke and Cognitive Decline Shruti Sonni
6 Ms. H Heads to the Hospital Meg Van Nostrand
7 The Weak Construction Worker Mark McAllister
8 Twisted Tongue and Dizzy Head Bart Chwalisz and Elorm Avakame
9 Right Hemibody Weakness in a Man with Lightning-like Transient Facial Pain D. Eric Searls
10 Blurry Vision D. Eric Searls
11 Gastroenteritis with Dizziness and Ataxia Lester Y. Leung
12 Neck Pain Soon Followed by Right Hemiparesis Sourabh Lahoti
13 Sudden Onset of Double Vision and Left Ataxic Hemiparesis Sourabh Lahoti
14 Arm Pain and Swelling Followed by Headache, Right Weakness, and Aphasia Louis R. Caplan
15 More Than Meets the Eye Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
16 A Rusty Pipe Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
17 Eyelid Droopiness and Body Weakness Luciana Catanese
18 A Pain in the Hand Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
19 A Ticking Time Bomb Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
20 “Dancing” Hand Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
21 Double Vision and Jumpy Eyes Bart Chwalisz
22 Between a Rock and a Hard Place Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
23 Follow Your Heart or Your Brain? Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
24 A Bloody Mesh Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
25 A Lernaean Hydra Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
26 It Looks Like a Stroke, Walks Like a Stroke, and Behaves Like a Stroke. But Is It a Stroke? Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
27 A Relentless Headache Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
End Matter
- Index

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