Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and is a leading cause of adult disability and discharge from hospitals to chronic care facilities. Despite the frequency and morbidity of stroke, there is a relative paucity of “stroke experts,” such as vascular neurologists and neurocritical care physicians, to care for these patients. Clinical research in the diagnosis and treatment of stroke has grown exponentially over the past two decades resulting in a great deal of new clinical information for attending physicians to absorb. Grounded in cutting-edge and evidence-based strategies, Ischemic Stroke closes the gap in stroke care by providing a cogent and intuitive guide for all physicians caring for stroke patients.

Key topics explored cover all elements of stroke care, including examinations of: emergent evaluation of the suspected stroke patient, clinical signs and symptoms of stroke, mechanisms of ischemic stroke, neuroimaging, cardiac-based evaluation, thrombolytic therapy, endovascular therapy, critical care management, rehabilitation, cardiac arrhythmias, and structural heart disease.
 

SHERYL MARTIN-SCHILD, MD, PhD, FANA, FAHA, is the statewide stroke medical director for the Louisiana Emergency Response Network. She is also the stroke medical director for Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, Louisiana, as well as the president and CEO at Dr. Brain, Inc.  

HEN HALLEVI, MD is the director of the neurology and stroke department at Carmel Medical Center in Tel Aviv, and medical faculty at Tel Aviv University in Israel. 

ANDREW D. BARRETO, MD, MS is an associate professor in the Stroke Division of University of Texas Health in Houston.