"Ischemic Stroke: Updates" ed. by Bernhard Schaller

This book covers all aspects and the most vibrant topics of ischemic stroke research: from basic sciences to latest methods of clinical applications. The authors give an overview of what has importance today in stroke research and also strike future ideas.

The diversity of origin of the internationally known authors underlines not only that ischemic stroke research is nowadays global but also that this diversity gives new and valuable inputs to treat our patients.

Contents
Preface
1 Ischemic Postconditioning after Stroke: Another Concept for the Trigeminocardiac Reflex?
2 Excitotoxicity and Oxidative Stress in Acute Stroke
3 Cerebral Ischemia Induces Neuronal Vulnerability and Astrocytic Dysfunction in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
4 Importance of the Arterial Blood Supply to the Rabbit and Guinea Pig Spinal Cord in Experimental Ischemia
5 Forebrain Ischemic Stroke and the Phenomenon of Ischemic Tolerance: Is Homocysteine Foe or Friend?
6 Immune System Involvement in the Degeneration, Neuroprotection, and Restoration after Stroke
7 Cerebrovascular Anatomy, Neuropathology, Clinics of Stroke: Endovascular Treatment, Decompressive Craniectomy
8 Cryptogenic Stroke
9 Updates in Mechanical Thrombectomy
10 Large Artery Occlusive Disease
11 Complementary Therapy with Traditional Chinese Medicine for Ischemic Stroke