Book contents
- Handbook of Emergency Neurology
- Handbook of Emergency Neurology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Section 1 Neurologic Examination and Neurodiagnostic Testing
- Section 2 Common Neurologic Presentations: A Symptom-Based Approach
- Section 3 Specific Neurological Disorders in Emergency Medicine
- Chapter 11 Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
- Chapter 12 Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Chapter 13 Seizures
- Chapter 14 Infections of the Central Nervous System
- Chapter 15 Traumatic Brain Injury
- Chapter 16 Increased Intracranial Pressure and Herniation Syndromes
- Chapter 17 Traumatic and Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Disorders
- Chapter 18 Neuro-ophthalmology Emergencies
- Chapter 19 Brain Tumors and Other Neuro-oncologic Emergencies
- Chapter 20 Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Disorders
- Chapter 21 Movement Disorders
- Chapter 22 Multiple Sclerosis
- Chapter 23 Hydrocephalus and Shunt Evaluation
- Chapter 24 Post-Arrest Neurologic Resuscitation
- Chapter 25 Neurotoxicology
- Chapter 26 Neurologic Emergencies of Pregnancy
- Chapter 27 Brain Death
- Chapter 28 Hysteria
- Index
- References
Chapter 11 - Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
from Section 3 - Specific Neurological Disorders in Emergency Medicine
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 January 2024
- Handbook of Emergency Neurology
- Handbook of Emergency Neurology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Section 1 Neurologic Examination and Neurodiagnostic Testing
- Section 2 Common Neurologic Presentations: A Symptom-Based Approach
- Section 3 Specific Neurological Disorders in Emergency Medicine
- Chapter 11 Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
- Chapter 12 Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Chapter 13 Seizures
- Chapter 14 Infections of the Central Nervous System
- Chapter 15 Traumatic Brain Injury
- Chapter 16 Increased Intracranial Pressure and Herniation Syndromes
- Chapter 17 Traumatic and Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Disorders
- Chapter 18 Neuro-ophthalmology Emergencies
- Chapter 19 Brain Tumors and Other Neuro-oncologic Emergencies
- Chapter 20 Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Disorders
- Chapter 21 Movement Disorders
- Chapter 22 Multiple Sclerosis
- Chapter 23 Hydrocephalus and Shunt Evaluation
- Chapter 24 Post-Arrest Neurologic Resuscitation
- Chapter 25 Neurotoxicology
- Chapter 26 Neurologic Emergencies of Pregnancy
- Chapter 27 Brain Death
- Chapter 28 Hysteria
- Index
- References
Summary
In the United States, one stroke occurs every 40 seconds on average. Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability and the fifth leading cause of death. Every year, 795,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke. In 2018, stroke accounted for 1 of every 19 deaths. Stroke typically occurs suddenly, with symptoms of motor weakness, impaired speech, vision loss, or numbness, and can lead to significant disability. The financial burden of stroke, including direct medical costs and potential wages lost, is greater than $30 billion per year. Time-based acute stroke treatments improve functional outcome and reduce mortality, which makes rapid recognition of stroke of utmost importance.
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- Handbook of Emergency Neurology , pp. 137 - 172Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023