href="#ulink_41e34948-8c56-51d8-b3ee-cb9a57314019">Treatment References CHAPTER 47: Acute stroke care and management of carotid artery stenosis Introduction Stroke aetiology Stroke mimics Prognosis of stroke Clinical evaluation and stroke syndromes Prehospital care Initial investigations and imaging In‐hospital care Thrombolysis Thrombectomy Neuroprotective drugs Neurosurgery for ischaemic stroke Palliative care Stroke units Secondary prevention Carotid artery stenosis Carotid artery stenting Vertebral and intracranial arterial stenting Intracranial and subarachnoid haemorrhage Conclusion References CHAPTER 48: Stroke and stroke rehabilitation Introduction The neurological basis of recovery Patterns of recovery Objectives of rehabilitation Process of rehabilitation Early mobilization Restoration of motor function Neuromuscular stimulation Motor imagery Spatial neglect Organised (stroke unit) care Common problems in stroke rehabilitation Conclusion References CHAPTER 49: Communication disorders and dysphagia Communication Ageing and communication Hearing Vision Cognition Motor speech Depression Diagnosis and assessment of communication disorders Dysphasia Dyspraxia of speech Swallowing References CHAPTER 50: Acute and chronic subdural hematoma Introduction Acute subdural hematoma Chronic subdural hematoma Pathophysiology References CHAPTER 51: Epilepsy Introduction Epidemiology Definition of epilepsy Aetiology Clinical manifestation Diagnosis Differential diagnosis Treatment Conclusion References CHAPTER 52: Syncope and non‐epileptic attacks Introduction Syncope Other non‐epileptic attack disorders References CHAPTER 53: Parkinson’s disease Introduction Signs and symptoms of very late‐onset Parkinson’s disease Differential diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease Advanced Parkinson’s disease Management of Parkinson’s disease in the elderly Further reading CHAPTER 54: Non‐Parkinsonian movement disorders in the elderly
