Table of Content
Part I. Etiology, Pathophysiology and Imaging: 1. Neuropathology and pathophysiology of stroke Konstantin A. Hossmann and Wolf-Dieter Heiss; 2. Common causes of ischemic stroke Bo Norrving; 3. Neuroradiology; 3a. Imaging of acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke: CT, perfusion-CT, CT-angiography Patrik Michel; 3b. Imaging of acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke: MRI and MR-angiography Jens Fiehler; 3c. Functional imaging in acute stroke, recovery, and rehabilitation Wolf-Dieter Heiss; 4. Ultrasound in acute ischemic stroke László Csiba; Part II. Clinical Epidemiology and Risk-Factors: 5. Basic epidemiology of stroke and risk assessment Jaakko Tuomilehto, Markku Mähönen and Cinzia Sarti; 6. Common risk-factors and prevention Michael Brainin, Yvonne Teuschl and Karl Matz; 7. Cardiac disease relevant to stroke Claudia Stöllberger and Josef Finsterer; Part III. Diagnostics and Syndromes: 8. Common stroke syndromes Céline Odier and Patrik Michel; 9. Less common stroke syndromes Wilfried Lang; 10. Intracerebral hemorrhage Michael Brainin and Raoul Eckhardt; 11. Cerebral venous thrombosis Jobst Rudolf; 12. Behavioral neurology of stroke José M. Ferro, Isabel P. Martins and Lara Caeiro; 13. Stroke and dementia Didier R. Leys and Marta Altieri; 14. Ischemic stroke in the young and in children Didier R. Leys and Valeria Caso; Part IV. Therapeutic Strategies and Neurorehabilitation: 15. Stroke units and clinical assessment Risto O. Roine and Markku Kaste; 16. Acute therapies and interventions Richard O'Brien, Thorsten Steiner and Kennedy R. Lees; 17. Management of acute ischemic stroke and its complications Natan M. Bornstein and Eitan Auriel; 18. Infections in stroke Achim Kaasch and Harald Seifert; 19. Secondary prevention Hans-Christoph Diener and Greg W. Albers; 20. Neurorehabilitation Sylvan J. Albert and Jürg Kesselring; Index.
