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Stroke Practical Management THIRD EDITION C. Warlow J. van Gijn M. Dennis J. Wardlaw J. Bamford G. Hankey P. Sandercock G. Rinkel P. Langhorne C. Sudlow P. Rothwell Stroke Practical Management THIRD EDITION Dedication To our many colleagues, young and old, with whom we have shared the care of so many stroke patients, and with whom we have discussed so many interesting ideas. Acknowledgement The authors of this book are particularly grateful to Joanna Warldlaw, who has drawn much of the line artwork throughout the three editions. Stroke Practical Management THIRD EDITION C. Warlow J. van Gijn M. Dennis J. Wardlaw J. Bamford G. Hankey P. Sandercock G. Rinkel P. Langhorne C. Sudlow P. Rothwell © 2007 C. Warlow, J. van Gijn, M. Dennis, J. Wardlaw, J. Bamford, G. Hankey, P. Sandercock, G. Rinkel, P. Langhorne, C. Sudlow, P. Rothwell Published by Blackwell Publishing Blackwell Publishing, Inc., 350 Main Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-5020, USA Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd, 550 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia The right of the Author to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. First edition published 1996 Second edition published 2001 Third edition published 2008 1 2008 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stroke : practical management / C. Warlow...[et al.]. – 3rd ed. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4051-2766-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Cerebrovascular disease. 2. Cerebrovascular disease – Treatment. I. Warlow, Charles, 1934- [DNLM: 1. Cerebrovascular Accident – therapy. 2. Intracranial Hemorrhages – therapy. 3. Ischemic Attack, Transient – therapy. 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No warranty may be created or extended by any promotional statements for this work. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for any damages arising herefrom. Contents Contributors, vi Acknowledgements, vii Abbreviations, viii 1 Introduction, 1 2 Development of knowledge about cerebrovascular disease, 7 3 Is it a vascular event and where is the lesion?, 35 4 Which arterial territory is involved?, 131 5 What pathological type of stroke is it, cerebral ischaemic or haemorrhage?, 181 6 What caused this transient or persisting ischaemic event?, 259 7 Unusual causes of ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack, 353 8 What caused this intracerebral haemorrhage?, 411 9 What caused this subarachnoid haemorrhage?, 457 10 A practical approach to the management of stroke and transient ischaemic attack patients, 503 11 What are this person’s problems? A problem-based approach to the general management of stroke, 537 12 Specific treatments for acute ischaemic stroke, 635 13 Specific treatment of intracerebral haemorrhage, 703 14 Specific treatment of aneurismal subarachnoid haemorrhage, 719 15 Specific interventions to prevent intracranial haemorrhage, 767 16 Preventing recurrent stroke and other serious vascular events, 789 17 The organization of stroke services, 903 18 Reducing the impact of stroke and improving the public health, 953 Index, 980 Colour plates are found facing p.550 v Contributors Charles Warlow University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK Jan van Gijn Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands Martin Dennis University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK Joanna Wardlaw University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK John Bamford St James’ University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK Graeme Hankey Royal Perth Hospital, Stroke Unit, Perth WA, Australia Peter Sandercock University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK Gabriel Rinkel Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands Peter Langhorne Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK Cathie Sudlow University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK Peter Rothwell Department of Clinical Neurology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK vi Acknowledgements We have had invaluable help and advice from many Also, thank you to our teachers and colleagues from people in the preparation of this third edition. So thank whom we have learned so many worthwhile things over you all, including: the years: Sheena Borthwick Henry Barnett Judi Clarke Lou Caplan Carl Counsell David Chadwick Ann Deary Iain Chalmers Alice Emmott Rory Collins Hazel Fraser Hans van Crevel Paut Greebe Richard Doll Gord Gubitz Geoff Donnan Ingrid Kane Stuart Douglas Sarah Keir Shah Ebrahim Alistair Lammie Rob Edis Lynn Legg Barbara Farrell Richard Lindley C. Miller Fisher Mike McDowell Chris Foote Michael Mackie John Fry Ian Marshall Mike Gent Nick Morgan Sonny Gubbay Ross Naylor Michael Harrison Sarah Pendlebury Jim Heron David Perry Steff Lewis Rustam Al-Shahi Salman Bryan Matthews Cameron Sellers Richard Peto Mark Smith Alex Pollock Ian Starkey Geoffrey Rose Stuart Taylor David Sackett Brenda Thomas Robin Sellar Theo vanVroonhoven David Shepherd Nic Weir Jim Slattery Rien Vermeulen Ted Stewart-Wynne Derick Wade Eelco Wijdicks vii Abbreviations We don’t care much for abbreviations. They are not liter- ATP Adenosine triphosphate ate (Oliver Twist was not abbreviated to OT each time ATT Antithrombotic Trialists’ Collaboration Dickens mentioned his name!), they don’t look good on AVF Arteriovenous fistula the printed page, and they make things more difficult to AVM Arteriovenous malformation read and understand, particularly for non-experts. But BA Basilar artery they do save space and so we have to use them a bit. BIH Benign intracranial hypertension However, we will avoid them as far as we can in tables, BMI Body mass index figures and the practice points. We will try to define any BP Blood pressure abbreviations the first time they are used in each chap- C Celsius ter, or even in each section if they are not very familiar. CAA Cerebral amyloid angiopathy But, if we fail to be comprehensible, then here is a rather CADASIL Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy long list to refer to. with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy ACA Anterior cerebral artery CAST Chinese Acute Stroke Trial ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme CAVATAS Carotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal AChA Anterior choroidal artery Angioplasty Study ACoA Anterior communicating artery CBF Cerebral blood flow ACST Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial CBFV Cerebral blood flow velocity ADC Apparent diffusion coefficient CBV Cerebral blood volume ADH Antidiuretic hormone CCA Common carotid artery ADL Activities of daily living CEA Carotid endarterectomy ADP Adenosine diphosphate CHD Coronary heart disease ADPKD Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney CI Confidence interval disease CK Creatine kinase AF Atrial fibrillation CMRO Cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen 2 AFx Amaurosis fugax CMRglu Cerebral metabolic rate of glucose AH Ataxic hemiparesis CNS Central nervous system AICA Anterior inferior cerebellar artery CPP Cerebral perfusion pressure AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome CPSP Central post-stroke pain AMI Acute myocardial infarction CSF Cerebrospinal fluid ANCA Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody CT Computed tomography ANF Antinuclear factor CTA Computed tomographic angiography APS Antiphospholipid syndrome CVR Cerebrovascular resistance APT Antiplatelet Trialists’ Collaboration DBP Diastolic blood pressure APTT Activated partial thromboplastin time DCHS Dysarthria clumsy-hand syndrome ARAS Ascending reticular activating system DIC Disseminated intravascular coagulation ARD Absolute risk difference DNA Deoxyribose nucleic acid ASA Atrial septal aneurysm DSA Digital subtraction angiography ASD Atrial septal defect DSM Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental ATIII Antithrombin III disorders viii
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