Frontiers in Cerebrovascular Disease: Mechanisms, Diagnosis & Treatment

With stroke now being considered as a "brain attack", this timely collection presents an excellent selection of the leading-edge research and therapy necessary for a more aggressive understanding and approach to stroke patients. The text focuses on such key topics as: Vascular factors in thrombosis Advances in neuroimaging Pathways of ischemic cell death Protective and restorative mechanisms Emerging therapy of ischematic stroke Mechanisms of ischemic brain injury Combining the experiences, research and speculation of basic scientists and clinicians, this reference does much more than serve as a mere update - it is guaranteed to challenge and enrich your own thinking on the topic.