Preface
Foreword
Section 1 : Introduction
Chapter 1 : Acute Stroke : The Prologue
Chapter 2 : Stroke - An Overview
Chapter 3 : Stroke - Basic Pathophysiology
Chapter 4 : Stroke in the Emergency Room
Chapter 5 : Neuroimaging in Acute Stroke
Chapter 6 : Stroke 'Mimics'
Section 2 : Stroke Subtypes
Chapter 7 : Transient Ischemic Attack
Chapter 8 : Large Vessel Occlusion
Chapter 9 : Cardioembolic Stroke
Chapter 10 : Small Vessel Disease
Chapter 11 : Cryptogenic Stroke
Section 3 : Specific Issues
Chapter 12 : Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenosis
Chapter 13 : Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease (ICAD)
Chapter 14 : Cerebral Microbleeds
Chapter 15 : Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction
Chapter 16 : Hemorrhagic Transformation in Acute AIS
Section 4 : Surgery for Stroke
Chapter 17 : Spontaneous Intracerebral Hematoma
Chapter 18 : Cerebral Aneurysms
Chapter 19 : Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
Section 5 : Special Considerations
Chapter 20 : Stroke in the Young
Chapter 21 : Stroke in Women
Chapter 22 : Stroke in Pregnancy
Chapter 23 : Stroke in Children
Chapter 24 : Stroke in CNS Infections
Chapter 25 : Epilogue : Interventions in Acute Arterial Ischemic Stroke
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