Ischaemic stroke: acute management, intensive care, and future perspectives.
Recently, a number of developments in the acute management of stroke have necessitated active involvement of neurocritical care. This review focuses on the immediate care, including intensive care, that may make a difference to the patient outcome. Recent research, that highlights the importance of acute management of stroke in terms of thrombolysis, thrombolytic agents, decompressive surgery, and hypothermia, has been reviewed.
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Department of Neurology, University of Erlangen, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany. rainer.kollmar@uk-erlangen.de
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D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends