Title | Thrombolytic Therapy for Stroke [electronic resource] / edited by Patrick D. Lyden |
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Imprint | Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2001 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-131-2 |
Descript | XIV, 410 p. online resource |
I Background and Basic Investigations -- 1 Mechanisms of Thrombolysis -- 2 Pathogenesis of Cervico-cranial Artery Occlusion -- 3 The Ischemic Penumbra and Neuronal Salvage -- II Scientific Rationale and Clinical Trials -- 4 Pre-Clinical Testing of Thrombolytic Therapy for Stroke -- 5 Combination of Thrombolytic Therapy with Neuroprotectants -- 6 Early Studies of Thrombolytic Therapy for Stroke -- 7 Phase 2 Experience with Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke -- 8 Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Results of Large, Randomized Clinical Trials -- 9 Further Analysis of NINDS Study: Long-Term Outcome, Subgroups, and Cost Effectiveness -- 10 Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke -- 11 Combinations of Intravenous and Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis -- III Using Thrombolysis for Acute Stroke -- 12 The Case for Thrombolytic Therapy in Stroke Patients -- 13 The Case Against the Present Guidelines for Stroke Thrombolysis: The Present Recommendations for Clinical Use Should Be Modified -- 14 How to Run a Code Stroke -- 15 Interpretation of CT Scans for Acute Stroke -- 16 Identifying and Overcoming Obstacles to Acute Stroke Treatment with rt-PA: Establishing Hospital and EMS Protocols -- 17 The NINDS t-PA for Acute Stroke Protocol -- 18 Research Directions and the Future of Stroke Therapy -- IV: Illustrative Cases