Stroke in children and young adults
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Bibliographic Information
Stroke in children and young adults
Butterworth-Heinemann, c1994
Available at 3 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"This book, authored by a specialist in cerebrovascular disease and a pediatric neurologist, leads the clinical neurologist through the diagnosis of stroke in a child or young adult, then recommends appropriate treatment. These authors combine their expertise to address the many special challenges that stroke in a developing central nervous system presents, including the smaller, immature vasculature and neural network, and higher risk of infection." - "Saudi Medical Journal", February 1995.
Table of Contents
- Cerebral infarction in young adults
- Stroke in neonates and children
- Diagnostic strategies in children, neonates, and young adults with stroke
- Atherosclerotic cerebral infarction in young adults
- Non-atherosclerotic vasculopathies
- Cardiac disorders and stroke in children and young adults
- Cerebral infarction and migraine
- Hemostatic disorders presenting as cerebral infarction
- Stroke and pregnancy
- Rare genetic disorders predisposing to cerebral infarction
- Cerebral venous thrombosis in children and young adults
- Neonatal intercranial hemorrhage
- Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in children and young adults
- Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage in children and young adults.
by "Nielsen BookData"