Stroke, Part III: Investigation and management

9 11/16 X 7 7/16 in Section 6: Investigation of stroke: Assessment of a patient with stro ke: neurological examination and clinical rating scales. Imaging of br ain parenchyma in stroke. Imaging intra- and extracranial vessels: com puted tomography angiography and magnetic resonance angiography. The in teractions between cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. Ultrasou nd investigations of the intra- and extracranial vessels. Laboratory st udies in the investigation of stroke. Imaging functional recovery from stroke. Practical and comprehensive approaches to evaluating stroke pat ients: today and tomorrow

Section 7: Management and therapy:
General principles of acute stroke management. Thrombolytic therapy for acute stroke. Acute stroke units and teams. Approaches to neuroprotec tive and reperfusion injury therapy. Endovascular therapy for acute isc hemic stroke. Management of subarachnoid hemorrhage, unruptured cerebra l aneurysms, and arteriovenous malformations. Methodology of acute tria ls in stroke. The future of stroke prevention by risk factor modificati on. Antithrombotic agents for stroke prevention. Carotid endarterectom