COMMON PITFALLS IN CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE. CASE-BASED LEARNING

Clinical case studies have long been recognized as a useful adjunct to problem-based learning and continuing professional development. They emphasize the need for clinical reasoning, integrative thinking, problem-solving, communication, teamwork and self-directed learning – all desirable generic skills for health care professionals. This book is a teaching tool that bridges the gap between textbook information and everyday experience of clinicians 'in the trenches'. Leading practitioners bring a practical approach to these complex conditions, highlighting specific areas of diagnostic uncertainty in evaluation and treatment. Each case is taken from real-world clinical practice and reviews the diagnostic and treatment process in a systematic manner, identifying common challenges and potential pitfalls. This concise and useful guide in the Common Pitfalls series provides a step-by-step guide for everyday clinical practice, invaluable to anyone dealing with cerebrovascular disease on a front-line basis. The intended readership is trainees and non-specialist practitioners in neurology, stroke medicine, and neurosurgery.
- Uses the successful Common Pitfalls series format as developed by clinical experts
- Real-life case studies prepare the reader for the reality of clinical practice
- A concise and accessible guide, allowing quick reference for busy clinicians

Authors
- Jose Biller, Loyola University Stricht School of Medicine. MD, FACP, FAAN, FAHA is Professor and Chairman at the Department of Neurology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, USA.
- Jose Ferro, Universidade de Lisboa. MD, PhD is Professor of Neurology and Head of the Department of Neurology, University of Lisbon, and Head of the Stroke Unit at the Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.

Contents
1. Transient ischemic attacks and stroke mimics and chameleons.
2. Recognizing transient ischemic attacks in children and young adults.
3. Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) – an underrecognized and undertreated disorder.
4. When the diagnostic image is not diagnostic.
5. Choosing appropriate patients for anticoagulation.
6. Antithrombotic management of recurrent atherothrombotic cerebrovascular disease.
7. Common pitfalls in intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke.
8. Dilemmas in endovascular stroke therapy.
9. Choosing the right patients for carotid artery procedural interventions.
10. Stroke and patent foramen ovale: the conundrum of closure.
11. The diagnosis and overdiagnosis of cerebral vasculitis.
12. Recognizing cerebrovascular etiologies of 'thunderclap' headaches.
13. Underdiagnosis of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes.
14. Moya-Moya disease and other non-atherosclerotic cerebral vasculopathies.
15. Vascular dementia and vascular cognitive impairment.
16. Pitfalls in the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
17. Managing hemorrhagic stroke.
18. Managing patients or managing the results of ancillary tests.
Index.