Contents

pp.：  7 – 8

Contributors

pp.：  8 – 9

Acknowledgements

pp.：  9 – 10

Abbreviations

pp.：  10 – 13

1 Introduction

pp.：  13 – 19

2 Development of knowledge about cerebrovascular disease

pp.：  19 – 47

3 Is it a vascular event and where is the lesion?

pp.：  47 – 143

4 Which arterial territory is involved?

pp.：  143 – 193

5 What pathological type of stroke is it, cerebral ischaemic or haemorrhage?

pp.：  193 – 271

6 What caused this transient or persisting ischaemic event?

pp.：  271 – 365

7 Unusual causes of ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack

pp.：  365 – 423

8 What caused this intracerebral haemorrhage?

pp.：  423 – 469

9 What caused this subarachnoid haemorrhage?

pp.：  469 – 515

10 A practical approach to the management of stroke and transient ischaemic attack patients

pp.：  515 – 549

11 What are this person’s problems? A problem-based approach to the general management of stroke

pp.：  549 – 647

12 Specific treatments for acute ischaemic stroke

pp.：  647 – 715

13 Specific treatment of intracerebral haemorrhage

pp.：  715 – 731

14 Specific treatment of aneurismal subarachnoid haemorrhage

pp.：  731 – 779

15 Specific interventions to prevent intracranial haemorrhage

pp.：  779 – 801

16 Preventing recurrent stroke and other serious vascular events

pp.：  801 – 915

17 The organization of stroke services

pp.：  915 – 965

18 Reducing the impact of stroke and improving the public health

pp.：  965 – 992

Index

pp.：  992 – 1014

Colour plates are found facing p.550

pp.：  1014 – 1015