CHAPTER ONE
1.0Â Â Â Â Introduction
1.1Â Â Â Â Stroke
1.2Â Â Â Â Stroke and the human brain
CHAPTER TWO
2.0Â Â Â Â Risk factors and stroke prevention
2.1Â Â Â Â High blood pressure
2.2Â Â Â Â Heart diseases
2.3Â Â Â Â Smoking
2.4Â Â Â Â Diabetes
2.5Â Â Â Â Cholesterol
2.6Â Â Â Â Obesity and Inactivity
2.7Â Â Â Â Oral contraceptives and estrogen replacement therapy
2.8Â Â Â Â Heredity and family history
2.9Â Â Â Â An earlier stroke
2.10Â Â Carotid bruit
2.11Â Â Other risk factors
CHAPTER THREE
3.0Â Â Â Â Categories of stroke
3.1Â Â Â Â Ischemia stroke
3.2Â Â Â Â Hemorrhage stroke
3.2.1Â Brain or Intracerebral Hemorrage
3.2.2Â Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
3.2.3Â Aneurysm
3.2.4Â Arteriovenous Malformation
3.2.5Â Other forms of stroke
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0Â Â Â Â Diagnosing and Assessing stroke
4.1Â Â Â Â History and Examination
4.2Â Â Â Â Laboratory Tests
4.3Â Â Â Â Imaging Studies
4.4Â Â Â Â Cardiac Evaluation
4.5Â Â Â Â Angiography
4.6Â Â Â Â Ultrasound
4.7Â Â Â Â Blood-flow Studies
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0Â Â Â Â Recent advances in the treatment of stroke
5.1Â Â Â Â Treatment of acute stroke
5.2Â Â Â Â Antiplatelet medications
5.3Â Â Â Â Surgery
5.4Â Â Â Â Pharmacological approach
5.5Â Â Â Â Alternative stroke treatment
References
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