Stroke in Children and Young Adults

The revised and updated second edition of this comprehensive text continues to offer careful, critical evaluation and authoritative advice on stroke, the most complicated disease affecting the nervous system of children and young adults. Tightly focused, this textbook fills the void in the literature and includes detailed, up-to-date tables containing troves of data along with the careful selection of multiple references to further enhance your acumen.

- Features new chapters on Applied Anatomy, Pediatric CNS Vascular Malformation, and Vascular. Disorder of the Spinal Cord to keep you on the cusp of this challenging and burgeoning field.
- Presents data from the latest American Heart Association guidelines for stroke in children and young adults - coauthored by Dr. Biller - to help make more informed evaluation and management decisions.
- Discusses hot topics such as stroke in neonates, atherosclerotic cerebral infarction in young adults, strokes caused by migraines, stroke during pregnancy, and a myriad of others for well-rounded, complete coverage.
- Addresses the diverse etiologies of stroke in children and young adults to increase awareness of the differences in presenting signs between children and adults.
- Offers the latest knowledge on therapy and rehabilitation to help you choose the best treatment options. - Incorporates more images to enhance visual guidance.
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