Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Stroke

Now extensively revised and significantly expanded, this second edition of the highly praised Thrombolytic Therapy for Stroke incorporates the knowledge gained from the widespread implementation of large rt-PA for acute stroke trials and demonstrates the power of the new technologies now available,...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Lyden, Patrick D. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2005.
Edition:Second Edition.
Series:Current Clinical Neurology
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Background and Basic Investigations
  • Mechanisms of Thrombolysis
  • Pathology of Cervico-Cranial Artery Occlusion
  • The Ischemic Penumbra and Neuronal Salvage
  • Scientific Rationale and Clinical Trials
  • Preclinical Testing of Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
  • Combination of Thrombolytic Therapy With Neuroprotectants
  • Pilot and Preliminary Studies of Thrombolytic Therapy for Stroke
  • Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
  • Further Analysis of NINDS Study
  • Community Experience With Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Stroke
  • Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke
  • Combinations of Intravenous and Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis
  • Using Thombolysis for Acute Stroke
  • Thrombolysis in Vertebrobasilar Occlusive Disease
  • Thrombolytic Therapy in Stroke Patients
  • Stroke Thrombolysis
  • How to Run a Code Stroke
  • The Impact of Computed Tomography on Acute Stroke Treatment
  • Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Select and Manage Patients for Treatment
  • The rt-PA for Acute Stroke Protocol.