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Transient ischaemic attacks of the brain and eye / Graeme J. Hankey [and] Charles P. Warlow.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Major problems in neurology ; v. 27.Publication details: London ; Philadelphia : Saunders, c1994.Description: x, 412 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0702015903 (hbk.)
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1. The evolution of the concept of transient ischaemic attacks of the brain and eye -- 2. The causes of cerebral ischaemia -- 3. Clinical features and differential diagnosis -- 4. Investigations -- 5. Incidence, prevalence and risk factors -- 6. Prognosis, prognostic factors and prediction models of outcome -- 7. Control of vascular risk factors -- 8. Antithrombotic drug treatment -- 9. Surgery.
Summary: Transient Ischaemic Attacks are an important clinical syndrome which indicates an increased risk of major ischaemic stroke and other serious vascular events. In this fully up-to-date volume, the authors provide the clinician with valuable information on the pathophysiological basis of TIAs as well as practical guidance on differential diagnosis, investigation and treatment. They also review and analyse the latest epidemiological information on risk factors and prognosis. This is the only comprehensive resource concerning TIAs exclusively and, drawing on the authors' own broad experience in this area, the book is both an authoritative practical guide and an exhaustive review that gives a unique insight into this fascinating clinical phenomenon.
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Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. The evolution of the concept of transient ischaemic attacks of the brain and eye -- 2. The causes of cerebral ischaemia -- 3. Clinical features and differential diagnosis -- 4. Investigations -- 5. Incidence, prevalence and risk factors -- 6. Prognosis, prognostic factors and prediction models of outcome -- 7. Control of vascular risk factors -- 8. Antithrombotic drug treatment -- 9. Surgery.

Transient Ischaemic Attacks are an important clinical syndrome which indicates an increased risk of major ischaemic stroke and other serious vascular events. In this fully up-to-date volume, the authors provide the clinician with valuable information on the pathophysiological basis of TIAs as well as practical guidance on differential diagnosis, investigation and treatment. They also review and analyse the latest epidemiological information on risk factors and prognosis. This is the only comprehensive resource concerning TIAs exclusively and, drawing on the authors' own broad experience in this area, the book is both an authoritative practical guide and an exhaustive review that gives a unique insight into this fascinating clinical phenomenon.

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