This review of the effectiveness of treatment for acute stroke and methods of secondary
prevention shows that the highest priority for providers of a stroke service must be to …

We review the eight prospective and seven retrospective studies from which it is possible to
derive the complication rate of conventional cerebral angiography for patients with mild …

A case-control comparison of 114 transient global amnesia (TGA) patients using both
normal community-based controls (n= 109) and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) controls (n …

Background Treatment with daily aspirin for 5 years or longer reduces subsequent risk of
colorectal cancer. Several lines of evidence suggest that aspirin might also reduce risk of …

Background Endarterectomy reduces risk of stroke in certain patients with recently
symptomatic internal carotid stenosis. However, investigators have made different …

Background High-dose aspirin (≥ 500 mg daily) reduces long-term incidence of colorectal
cancer, but adverse effects might limit its potential for long-term prevention. The long-term …

Completely updated edition, written by a close-knit author team Presents a unique approach
to stroke-integrated clinical management that weaves together causation, presentation …

Background: Patients with TIA are at increased risk of ischemic stroke and require
preventive treatment. However, clinical guidelines differ on how urgently patients should be …

There is confusion about how carotid stenosis should be measured on angiograms. If the
results of research based on different methods of measurement of stenosis are to be …

Background Carotid endarterectomy lowers the risk of carotid territory ipsilateral ischaemic
stroke, and is the treatment of choice, in patients with recently symptomatic 70–99% carotid …