Stroke management in practice
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Londres :
Mosby International,
©2001.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Definition of stroke and transient ischaemic attacks of the brain.
- Pathogenesis of cerebral infarction.
- Pathogenesis of intracerebral haemorrhage.
- Pathogenesis of subarachnoid haemorrhage.
- Risk factors for stroke.
- Clinical features of stroke and TIA.
- Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of stroke and TIA.
- Important stroke syndromes.
- Investigations.
- Prognosis.
- Stroke patients who benefit from admisssion to hospital.
- Stroke units-what they are and how they work.
- Patient management in the stroke unit.
- Stroke unit versus general medical wards - the effect on patient outcome.
- Physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy for stroke patients in hospital.
- Discharging stroke patients into the community.
- Role of the GP in managing stroke patients at home.
- Support for stroke patients at home.
- Preventing further stroke.
- Importance of lowering blood pressure to prevent further stroke.