Vascular Neurology Board Review : An Essential Study Guide.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: How to Prepare for the Exam -- Introduction -- Registering for the Exam -- Day of Exam -- Exam Format -- Preparing for the Test -- MOC Fellowship Waiver -- Chapter 2: Initial Stroke Evaluation -- Introduction -- Expedited History and Physical (in the  Emergency Department) -- Chief Complaint (Obtained from Either the Patient, Family, or EMS) -- History of Presenting Illness -- Past Medical History -- Medications -- Family History -- Social History -- Allergies -- Review of Systems -- Physical Examination -- Laboratory Studies -- Imaging -- Management -- Chapter 3: Vascular Neuroanatomy -- Introduction -- Blood Brain Barrier -- Structures -- Vessel Formation and Structure -- Anterior Circulation Anatomy -- Posterior Circulation Anatomy -- Collateral Circulation -- Cerebral Venous System -- Spinal Cord Vasculature -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 4: Stroke Syndromes -- Introduction -- Localization Tips -- Anterior Circulation Syndromes -- Posterior Circulation Syndromes -- Thalamic Syndromes -- Malignant Strokes (Fig. 4-9) -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 5: Epidemiology and Risk Factors -- Introduction -- Epidemiology -- Nonmodifiable Risk Factors -- Modifiable Risk Factors -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 6: Stroke Pathophysiology -- Introduction -- Normal Hemostasis, Energy, and Volume Regulation -- Cellular Response to Cerebral Ischemia -- Cerebral Autoregulation -- Disrupted Cerebral Autoregulation -- Mechanisms of Secondary Injury -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 7: Classification of Stroke -- Introduction -- Classifications of Ischemia -- Plaque Formation -- 5) Stroke of Other Determined Etiology -- Immune-Mediated Disease -- Noninflammatory Vasculopathies -- Inflammatory Vasculopathy (Vasculitis) -- Large Artery Vasculitis -- Medium Artery Vasculitis -- Small to Medium Artery Vasculitis.

Microcirculation -- Infectious Vasculitis -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 8: Stroke Treatment and Management -- Introduction -- Acute Stroke Treatment -- IV tPA -- Blood Pressure Management in Acute Stroke Setting -- Telemedicine, "Drip and Ship" -- Endovascular Treatment -- In-Hospital Stroke Management -- Antiplatelet Agents for Secondary Stroke Prevention -- Carotid Endarterectomy -- Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) -- Carotid Dissection -- Sympathetic Pathway and Horner's Syndrome -- Management of Risk Factors -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 9: Clinical Cardiology -- Introduction -- Atrial Fibrillation -- Sick Sinus Syndrome -- Treatment of Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation -- Patent Foramen Ovale -- Other Cardiac Conditions -- Transesophageal Echo Examples -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 10: Genetic Stroke Syndromes -- Introduction -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 11: Special Populations -- Introduction -- Pediatric Stroke -- Congenital Heart Disease -- Vasculopathies of Childhood -- Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Children -- Workup for Pediatric Acute Ischemic Stroke -- Management of Acute Pediatric Stroke -- Other Conditions -- Young Adults -- Pregnancy -- Warfarin in Pregnancy -- Acute Stroke Workup and Treatment in Pregnant Patients -- Postmenopausal Women -- Cancer Patients -- Patients with Renal Disease -- Sarcoidosis -- Testosterone and Thrombosis -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 12: Special Systems -- Introduction -- Eye -- Transient Monocular Blindness (TMB) -- Auditory Disorders and Stroke -- Speech and Swallow -- Bowel and Bladder Dysfunction -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 13: Intracranial Hemorrhage -- Introduction -- Primary and Secondary Hemorrhage -- Diagnosis of ICH -- Treatment of ICH -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 14: Vascular Malformations -- Introduction -- Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM) -- Intracranial Aneurysms.

Saccular (Berry) Aneurysm -- Fusiform Aneurysms -- Mycotic Aneurysms -- Cavernous Malformations -- Dural Arteriovenous Malformation -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 15: Hematologic Disorders -- Introduction -- Evaluation -- Thrombus Formation -- Hypercoagulable Conditions -- Platelet Disorders -- Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 16: Neuroradiology -- Introduction -- Computed Tomography (CT) -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- Vessel Imaging -- Transcranial Doppler Examples -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 17: Vascular Cognitive Disorders -- Introduction -- Definitions -- Diagnosis of Vascular Cognitive Disorders -- Treatment -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 18: Stroke Rehab -- Introduction -- Goals of Rehab -- Natural History of Motor Recovery -- Scales -- Rehab Techniques and Approaches -- Specific Deficits -- Poststroke Depression -- Driving -- Rehabilitation Facilities -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 19: Pharmacology -- Introduction -- Antihypertensives -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Hyperlipidemia -- Atrial Fibrillation -- Antiplatelet Agents -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 20: Stroke Systems of Care -- Introduction -- Prehospital Stroke Care -- TeleStroke -- Stroke Center Designations -- Primary Stroke Center (PSC) -- Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) -- Acute Care Ready -- Stroke Quality Measures -- Suggested Reading -- Index.

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