Deals with the principles of management of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). This book emphasizes the published and verifiable evidence in support of these principles, and highlights the areas of limited evidence. It is a helpful resource for medical students, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.

"Acute Ischemic Stroke: An Evidence based Approach" is an indispensable reference work for neurologists, neurocritical care medics, intensivists, hospitalists, emergency room physicians, neurology residents and fellows. It is also a helpful resource for medical students, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in hospital and neurocritical care facilities.

Preface.Contributors.1. Stroke: Historical Perspectives and Future Directions (Magdy Selim, MD, PhD).2. Neuroimaging of the Acute Stroke Patient (William A. Copen, MD, and Michael H. Lev, MD).3. Intravenous Thrombolysis (Sherry H.-Y. Chou, MD, and Eric E. Smith, MD, MPH, FRCPC).4. Endovascular Approaches to Acute Stroke (Raul G. Nogueira, MD, Guilherme C. Dabus, MD, Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, and Lee H. Schwamm, MD).5. Nonthrombolytic Acute Stroke Therapies (Aneesh B. Singhal, MD, Larami MacKenzie, MD, and Joshua M. Levine, MD).6. Surgical Management of Acute Stroke Patients (Alim P. Mitha, MD, Carlos E. Sanchez, MD, and Christopher S. Ogilvy, MD).7. Antithrombotic Therapy for Acute Stroke (Orla Sheehan, MD, BAO, BCh, MRCPI, and Peter Kelly, MD, MS, FRCPI).8. Intensive Care Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke (Kevin N. Sheth, MD, and David M. Greer, MD, MA).9. Evaluation of Acute Stroke Etiologies (Karen L. Furie, MD, MPH, Michael H. Lev, MD, Walter J. Koroshetz, MD, and David M. Greer, MD, MA).10. TeleStroke: Application of Telemedicine in Acute Ischemic Stroke (Eric S. Rosenthal, MD, and Lee H. Schwamm, MD).Index.