Overview
- Neuropsychiatric complications in cerebrovascular disease have become an increasing focus of interest as an indicator of outcome
- Comprehensive overview by experts in the field internationally
- Provides an overview of new drugs available that may be useful in the management of stroke patients
Part of the book series: Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Neurological Disease (NSND)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Psychiatry of Stroke
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Psychiatry of Vascular Cognitive Impairment
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Cerebrovascular Disease and Psychiatric Disturbances
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Back Matter
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About this book
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Cerebrovascular Diseases is an up-to-date, comprehensive review of the neuropsychiatry of stroke, by active authorities in the field, with an emphasis on diagnostic and management issues.
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Cerebrovascular Diseases includes critical appraisal of the methodological aspects and limitations of the current research on the neuropsychiatry of stroke and on unanswered questions/controversies. Pharmacological aspects of management are discussed, to provide robust information on drug dosages, side effects and interaction, in order to enable the reader to manage these patients more safely. Illustrative cases provide real life scenarios that are clinically relevant and engaging to read.
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Cerebrovascular Diseases is aimed at neurologists, stroke physicians and psychiatrists, and will also be of interest to intensive care doctors, psychologists ad neuropsychologists, research and specialist nurses, clinical researchers and methodologists.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This book is a welcome addition to the neuropsychiatric literature. … The primary audience is neurologists, stroke physicians, and psychiatrists … . Each chapter concludes with relevant and timely citations of the scientific literature. This excellent book on the neuropsychiatry of stroke is a must read for any clinician involved in the care of stroke patients. I highly recommend it.” (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody’s Book Reviews, November, 2013)Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
José M. Ferro, MD, PhD
Hospital de Santa Maria – CHLN, University of Lisbon
Portugal
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Cerebrovascular Diseases
Editors: José M. Ferro
Series Title: Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Neurological Disease
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2428-3
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-2427-6Published: 24 July 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-6145-5Published: 06 August 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-2428-3Published: 12 July 2013
Series ISSN: 2196-2898
Series E-ISSN: 2196-2901
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 338
Topics: Neurology, Psychiatry, Angiology, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Psychology