Aspects of stroke management including subarachnoid haemorrhage.
The present review focuses on some aspects of stroke management and covers important clinical studies and studies in basic research published during the past year. It is subdivided in three sections. First, we focus on ischaemic stroke and discuss some new insights into the genetics of ischaemic stroke, intensive stroke care including cerebral thrombolysis, and neuroprotective treatment. Secondly, new insights into the risk factors and outcome of primary and iatrogenic intracerebral haemorrhage are discussed. Finally, we review in the section on subarachnoid haemorrhage literature on the further development of endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms, and research into the causes of vasospasms and secondary cerebral ischaemia.
van Oostenbrugge
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Department of Neurology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands. rvoo@sneu.azm.nl
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