Publisher's Synopsis
Increased awareness of the urgency of acute stroke management coupled with dramatic developments in the surgical and medical prevention of strokes have revitalized interest in treating "brain attacks". For stroke prevention, physicians must choose combinations of antiplatelet, anticoagulant, and surgical therapy. This video programme is an update on strategies for preventing and diagnosing "brain attacks", including endarterectomy in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, modern approaches to aneurysms and vascular malformations, choice of antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy, and emerging treatments of acute ischemia including a comprehensive review of thrombolysis.
