Stroke: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management

Offered in print, online, and downloadable formats, this updated edition of Stroke: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management delivers convenient access to the latest research findings and management approaches for cerebrovascular disease. Picking up from where J.P. Mohr and colleagues left off, a new team of editors - Drs. Grotta, Albers, Broderick, Kasner, Lo, Mendelow, Sacco, and Wong - head the sixth edition of this classic text, which is authored by the world's foremost stroke experts.

Autoregulation of Cerebral Blood Flow to Changes in Cerebral Perfusion Pressure.

Front Cover; Stroke; Copyright Page; Table Of Contents; Foreword to the Sixth Edition; Preface; List of Contributors; AHA Evidence-based Classifications; I Pathophysiology; 1 Vascular Biology and Atherosclerosis of Cerebral Vessels; Key Points; Introduction; Physiological Regulation of Cerebral Vascular Tone; Cyclic AMP-mediated Mechanisms; Nitric Oxide (NO) and Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate; K+ Channels; KCa-activated K+ Channels; KATP Channels; KV Channels; KIR Channels; K2P Channels; Rho/rho-kinase; Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS); Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Channels.

Alterations in Cerebral Vascular Function During Hypertension and Atherosclerosis; Atherosclerosis; Cerebral Vascular Oxidative Stress in Models of Atherosclerosis; Cerebral Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Models of Atherosclerosis; Cerebral Vascular Inflammation in Models of Atherosclerosis; Hypertension; Oxidative Stress In Hypertension Involving Elevated Ang II; Endothelial Dysfunction in Hypertension Involving Elevated Ang II; Cerebrovascular Inflammation in Hypertension Involving Elevated Ang II; K+ Channel Function in Chronic Hypertension; BKCa Channels.; KATP Channels.; KV Channels.

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