Vascular Neurology Board Review

This book provides a concise review for practitioners in preparation for the Vascular Neurology Boards including the Maintenance of Certification exam. This valuable second edition is expertly written and supplemented with new treatment paradigms as well as new and updated trial results.. Beginning with a general overview on how to prepare for the exam, this practical guide emphasizes clinically relevant scientific principles that must be mastered by the stroke clinician. Subsequent chapters review acute management of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, specific epidemiological risk factors, stroke pathophysiology, stroke classification, and vascular neuroanatomy. This edition also reviews cardiac and hematological considerations in stroke patients, genetic stroke syndromes, vascular malformations, cognitive disorders, stroke rehabilitation, and peri-operative stroke management. Vascular Neurology Board Review, Second Edition, is not only written to act as a guide for the neurology resident and fellow, but also as a useful framework for non-neurologists.

Fulfills growing need for a review text specific to the Vascular Neurology Board Exam Information presented in an easy-to-read format Expertly written with the latest treatments and trial results

Autorentext
Hardik P. Amin, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, CT

USA

Joseph L. Schindler, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology

Chief Stroke Division

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, CT

USA

Inhalt

Chapter 1. How to Prepare for the Exam.- Chapter 2: Initial Stroke Evaluation.- Chapter 3: Vascular Neuroanatomy.- Chapter 4: Stroke Syndromes.- Chapter 5: Epidemiology & Risk Factors.- Chapter 6: Stroke Pathophysiology.- Chapter 7: Classification of Stroke.- Chapter 8: Stroke Treatment, Early Management and Secondary Prevention.- Chapter 9: Clinical Cardiology.- Chapter 10: Genetic Stroke Syndromes.- Chapter 11: Special Populations.- Chapter 12: Complications of Stroke.- Chapter 13: Intra-cranial Hemorrhage.- Chapter 14: Vascular Malformations of the Brain and Spine.- Chapter 15: Hematologic Disorders.- Chapter 16: Neuro Radiology.- Chapter 17: Vascular Cognitive Disorders.- Chapter 18: Stroke Rehab.- Chapter 19: Pharmacology.- Chapter 20: Stroke Systems of Care.- Chapter 21. Peri-Operative Stroke. <p