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Acute Stroke

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2005

Hugh Markus
Hugh Markus
Affiliation:
Clinical Neuroscience, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK
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Abstract

The treatment of patients with acute stroke is reviewed. Evidence of the existence of an ischemic penumbra in humans is presented. Different approaches to treatment of acute stroke include restoring blood flow by thrombolysis, neuroprotection, and early secondary prevention with aspirin. The evidence for each of these approaches is reviewed. Organization of stroke services, and particularly the use of stroke units, have been shown to significantly improve stroke outcome and these data are presented.

Keywords

Stroketreatment
Type
SECONDARY PREVENTION (CVD BRAIN AT RISK OF COGNITIVE DECLINE)
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 15 , Issue S1 , July 2003 , pp. 161 - 166
Copyright
© 2003 International Psychogeriatric Association

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