Stroke and cerebrovascular disease in childhood [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Vijeya Ganesan and Fenella J. Kirkham

• Pubblicazione: London, : Mac Keith Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (428 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Cerebrovascular disease in children
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: GanesanVijeya KirkhamFenella J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; AUTHORS' APPOINTMENTS; 1CHILDHOOD STROKE - THE UNKINDEST CUT OF ALL:A HISTORY OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE INCHILDHOOD; Introduction; History of childhood stroke; Conclusion; 2DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRAIN CIRCULATION; General aspects of development of the arterial supplyto the brain tissue; General and phylogenetic aspects of the cerebralvascularization; Conclusion; 3THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD STROKE; Introduction; Incidence and stroke subtypes; Health care utilization; Conclusion; 4CLINICAL AND IMAGING FEATURES OFCHILDHOOD STROKE; 4.1.1 Anterior circulation stroke; Introduction ; Predisposing conditionsClinical presentation; Common ischaemic stroke syndromes in children; 4.1.2 Posterior Circulation Strokesin Children; Introduction; Vascular anatomy; Vascular syndromes of the brainstem; Risk factors; 4.1.3 Spinal Cord Stroke; Introduction; Anatomy of the arterial supply to the spinal cord; Ischaemic stroke; Spinal cord haemorrhage; Spinal cord arteriovenous malformations; Management of spinal cord stroke; 4.2.1 Imaging of Paediatric Stroke; Introduction; Imaging modalities in paediatric stroke; Sedation of children for neuroimaging; Neuroimaging of paediatric stroke ; Diagnostic difficulties in stroke4.2.2 Recent Advances in MagneticResonance Imaging; Introduction; Principles of MR diffusion imaging; Principles of MR perfusion imaging; Applications of diffusion and perfusion imaging; Conclusion; 5RISK FACTORS AND TRIGGERS FOR CRYPTOGENIC(AND SYMPTOMATIC) STROKE; 5.1 Cerebrovascular Diseases from Infectious/InflammatoryOrigin; Introduction; Animal models of cerebrovascular diseases associatedwith infections; Cerebrovascular diseases and infections in human; Conclusion; 5.2 Thrombophilia andChildhood Stroke; Pathophysiology of vascular occlusion ; Thromboembolic manifestations in childrenEstablished and putative prothrombotic risk factors; The role of prothrombotic disorders in ischaemicstroke in children; Laboratory evaluation; 5.3 Hypertension andChildhood Stroke; Introduction; Clinical data; Paediatric stroke; Sickle cell disease, hypertension and stroke; Haemorrhagic stroke and hypertension; Transcranial Doppler; Conclusion; 5.4 Trauma; 5.5 Iron Deficiency; 5.6 Patent Foramen Ovaleand Paradoxical Embolism; Transthoracic or transoesophageal echocardiography?; 6ARTERIAL ISCHAEMIC STROKE AND VASCULARDISEASE IN CHILDHOOD ; 6.1 Cervicocephalic Arterial Dissections in Childhoodand AdolescenceIntroduction; The role of cervicocephalic dissections in ischaemicstroke in children; Epidemiology; Pathology and aetiology; Pathogenesis; Presentation; Treatment; Follow-up; Conclusions; 6.2 Transient CerebralArteriopathy; Introduction; General features; Epidemiology and physiopathology; Clinical and paraclinical features; Diagnosis; Treatment and outcome; Conclusion and perspectives; 6.3 Moyamoya Syndrome inChildhood; Introduction; Epidemiology; Pathology; Aetiology; Clinical presentation; Diagnosis; Treatment; Outcome ; 6.4 Cerebral Vasculitis
• Sommario/riassunto: Covering all aspects of stroke and cerebrovascular disease in children, ranging from a historical perspective to future directions, through epidemiology, the latest neuroimaging techniques, neurodevelopment, co-morbidities, diagnosis and treatment.
• Titolo autorizzato: Stroke and cerebrovascular disease in childhood
• ISBN: 1-907655-35-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452246603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International review of child neurology.