Acute Stroke Management in the First 24 hours bridges the clinical application gap by offering a practice-based approach to treating ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. The comprehensive text, written by international experts in the field of stroke care, covers all aspects of stroke care, including review of stroke systems, clinic features, neuroimaging diagnostic characteristics, and pre-hospital care and challenges. Practical clinical studies in each chapter engage readers in the discussion of common diagnostic pitfalls and work challenges. Chapters also include detailed figures and management algorithms, making this book an easy-to-use reference guide ideal for first responders and clinicians working in emergency medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, and critical care.

Chapter 1: Basic Clinical Syndromes and DefinitionsAparna Pendurthi and Maxim MokinChapter 2: Stroke Systems of CareCasey Frey, Laura Bishop, Stacey Q. Wolfe, and Kyle M. FargenChapter 3: Prehospital Triage of Stroke: Clinical EvaluationRaul G. Nogueira and Vera SharashidzeChapter 4: Prehospital Assessment of Stroke: Mobile Stroke UnitsAndrew Blake Buletko, Jason Mathew, Tapan Thacker, Lila Sheikhi, Andrew Russman, M. Shazam HussainChapter 5: Evaluation of Stroke in the Emergency DepartmentRobert Sawyer and Edward C. JauchChapter 6: Imaging of Acute StrokeMaxim MokinChapter 7: Telemedicine for Evaluation of Stroke PatientsKaustubh Limaye and Lawrence R. WechslerChapter 8: Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic StrokeWaldo R. Guerrero, Edgar Samaniego, and Santiago OrtegaChapter 9: Endovascular Treatment of StrokeMandy J. Binning and Daniel R. FelbaumChapter 10: Care of Stroke Patients Post-Intravenous Alteplase and Endovascular ThrobectomyVioliza Inoa and Lucas ElijovichChapter 11: In-Hospital StrokeNoella J. Cypress West and Maxim MokinChapter 12: Medical Management of Ischemic StrokeMaxim Mokin and Juan Ramos-CansecoChapter 13: Medical Management of Hemorrhagic StrokeShashank Shekhar, Shreyas Gangadhara, and Rebecca SuggChapter 14: Surgical Treatment of Hemorrhagic StrokeVladimir Ljubimov, Travis Dailey, and Siviero AgazziChapter 15: Central Venous ThrombosisJuan Ramos-Canseco and Maxim Mokin