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Intracranial Atherosclerosis
edited by Jong S. Kim

Intracranial atherosclerosis is the dominant cause of stroke in over 70% of the world’s population.

Globalization is leading to an increasingly heterogeneous society everywhere. Advances in imaging techinology allow this previously inaccessible pathology to be clinically studied.

Intracranial Atherosclerosis is the first book to examine intracranial causes of stroke.

Clinical practice is allied with basic science to guide all those with an interest in stroke on the diagnosis and management of intracranial atherosclerosis.

Contents

Epidemiology and Risk Factors

  1. Anatomy of intracranial arteries
  2. Pathologic characteristics
  3. Epidemiology
  4. Risk factors
Stroke mechanism and clinical consequence

  1. Stroke mechanisms
  2. Anterior circulation disorders
  3. Posterior circulation disorders
  4. Cognitive dysfunction, dementia and emotional disturbances
  5. Natural course and prognosis
Diagnostic imaging studies
  1. Vascular imaging
  2. Application of magnetic resonance imaging
  3. Transcranial doppler
Treatment
  1. Antiplatelet therapy
  2. Anticoagulation
  3. Angioplasty and stenting
  4. Surgical therapy
  5. Other miscellaneous treatments

Uncommon causes of intracranial arterial disease

  1. Immunologic and vasoconstrictive disorders
  2. Arterial dissection, CNS infection and other miscellaneous diseases
  3. Moyamoya disease

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Intracranial Atherosclerosis
edited by Jong S. Kim
2008 • 268 pages • $138.95 + shipping
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