Management of acute stroke

Evaluation and Diagnosis Policy Perspective on Acute Stroke Treatment, David B. Matchar, Paul Abrahamse, Joseph Lipscomb, and Gregory P. Samsa Management of Acute Stroke Prior to the Emergency Room, Kevin M. Curtis, Robert Shesser, and Brian J. Maguire Emergency Department Management of Acute Stroke, Edmond A. Hooker Early Recognition and Assessment of Acute Stroke, Larry B. Goldstein Laboratory Investigations in Acute Stroke, Ashfaq Shuaib and Anil Narang Evaluation and Management of Acute Stroke: A Summary with Emphasis on Development of Critical Care Pathway, Muzaffar Mustafa Siddiqui, Mark Johnson, and Ashfaq Shuaib Medical Complications of Acute Stroke, Ahmar Aziz Butt Progressing Stroke, Carmelo Graffagnino Stroke in Neonates, Infants, and Children, Jerome Y. Yager Stroke in Young Adults, Enrique C. Leira, Betsy B. Love, and Harold P. Adams, Jr. Management of Stroke in the Elderly, Ashfaq Shuaib Rehabilitation After Stroke, Gregory Scott and David C. Good Pathophysiology of Ischemic Brain Damage, Shiva Sarraf-Yazdi, Daniel Laskowitz, and David S. Warner Therapy: Managing the Acute Insult and Preventing Recurrences Heparin and Antiplatelets in Acute Cerebral Ischemia, Jeffrey Minuk and Robert Cote Use of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin and Heparinoid in Acute Stroke, Richard Kay, Ka Sing Wong, and Alexander G. G. Turpie Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke, Mark J. Alberts Glutamate Receptor Antagonists for the Treatment of Acute Cerebral Ischemia, Daniel L. Small, Paul Morley, and Alastair M. Buchan Drugs Enhancing or Slowing Recovery of Function, Larry B. Goldstein Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, E. Clarke Haley, Jr. Medical Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Lewis B. Morgenstern and Derk W. Krieger Misrepresentations, Extrapolations, and Problems in the Use of Aspirin in Stroke Prevention, Henry J. M. Barnett Alternatives to Aspirin: Advantages and Disadvantages, Tom Jeerakathil and Ashfaq Shuaib Anticoagulants for Prevention of Cardioembolic Stroke, Oscar Benavente and Robert G. Hart Atherosclerotic Intracranial Arterial Stenosis, Marc I. Chimowitz Anticoagulation and Extracranial Arterial Disease, Ashfaq Shuaib Surgical Stratification and Management of Carotid Atherosclerosis, Zachary T. Levine and Laligam Sekhar