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New Book: Neurological Disorders in Famous Artists

amer — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:06:49 +0000

The study of how a neurological disorder can change the artistic activity and behavior of creative people is a largely unexplored field. This publication looks closer at famous painters, writers, composers and philosophers of the 18th to the 20th centuries who suffered from neurological diseases such as stroke, epilepsy, brain trauma and dementia. The diseases of Van Gogh, Ravel, Poe, Kant, Haydn and many more are diagnosed in retrospect and treatment options according to modern medical technologies are discussed. Presenting fascinating insights into the relationship between brain disease and creativity in famous minds, this publication is highly recommended to neurologists, psychiatrists, physicians as well as to everybody interested in art, music and literature.

Editors: J Bogousslavsky and F. Boller

ISBN: 3805579144

PAGES: 192 Hard Back. 38 Fig, 14 in Colour. 2005

European Stroke research activity: Annual Stroke Conference 2011

amer — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:09:50 +0000

This is the presentation by the Editor, Dr. Amer Jafar, regarding the European stroke research activity based on the papers and posters presented in the European Stroke Conference which was held in Hamburg, Germany in May 2011. ESC 2011 – Copy

The role of the statins in stroke outcome: ‘Stroke’ May 2011

amer — Sun, 01 May 2011 08:17:27 +0000

Read the editor review of the latest issue of ‘stroke’ Journal May 2011.

The main subjects in this month issue of ‘Stroke’ is the role of statins in outcome of stroke and the results of the trial of Botulinum toxin in treating spasticity following a stroke.

‘Stroke’ Journal May 2011

The latest developments in stroke medicine: Review of ‘stroke’ journal

amer — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:29:30 +0000

The editor, Dr Amer Jafar, has reviewed recently the latest issues of ‘Stroke’ Journal. He presented the latest developments in stroke medicine throught the review of Febraury and March 2011 issues of the Journal to the videoconference meeting of the stroke physicians in Wales/ UK.

‘stroke’ February 2011

‘stroke’ March 2011

Early and Delayed Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy: Excite Trial

amer — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:53:53 +0000

Dr. Amer Jafar/Aneurin Bevan Health Board/Gwent, Wales continues reviewing the monthly ‘Stroke’ Journal.

Stroke October 2010

New Guidelines for Managing TIA in Gwent/Wales

amer — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:14:46 +0000

Aneurin Bevan Health Board has published recently the guidelines for managing TIA patients in Gwent/Wales. Dr. Yaqoob Bhat, Consultant Stroke Physician in the Health Board has supervised the process of producing the guidelines. Guidelines_-_Royal_Gwent_for_TIA

New ‘STROKE’ issue: Alcohol consumption and stroke..

amer — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:56:18 +0000

In this powerpoint presentation, Dr Amer Jafar, Aneurin Bevan Health Board in Wales is summarising the main research articles that were published in September 2010 issue of the ‘Stroke’ Journal.

STROKE September 2010

New issue of the ‘Welsh Stroke Bulletin’

amer — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:22:23 +0000

The new issue of the Welsh Stroke Bulletin is out now. It is published in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, UK. Read in this issue: Challenges in implementing thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke in clinical practice, arteriovnous malformation and Haemorrhagic stroke and a review of the stroke research activity in Wales. Read more: WSB March 2010

Stroke Care: a practical manual

amer — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:01:27 +0000

This is a well written book from Oxford University Press which was published in 2005 in its first edition. In their preface the authors mentioned that the book is written for people who look after stroke patients, in particular, doctors and nurses working in hospitals. In spite of being intended for the physicians, the book is valuable for the public as well. It includes information about stroke and its definition and signs and symptoms with a focus on stroke in young adults. That is consistent with the fact that almost 10% of stroke occur in people under 50 years of age. The other chapters in the book are: what to do in the first few days?, the first two weeks , subarachnoid haemorrhage, neuroimaging in stroke, making difficult decisions, terminal care, rehabilitation, discharge, preventing stroks and other vascular events and outcomes and prognosis. The book might need to be udated in the near future in view of the new evidences and the guidlines in stroke care that were published since 2005.

The Stroke Book

amer — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:00:25 +0000

Edited by Michel T. Torbey
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Magdy H. Selim
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts

Paperback
(ISBN-13: 9780521671606)
Published May 2007

In his foreword of ‘The Stroke Book’ Professor Marc Fisher from University Of Massachusetts Medical School said that the editors have provided an excellent introductory book that overviews all of the burgeoning aspects of cerebrovascular medicine in a comprehensive but an easily understood manner.
The Stroke Book is a concise and practical reference for anyone involved in managing critically ill cerebrovascular patients.
Contributors in this book from leading stroke centres cover a wide range of common conditions and provide focused protocols for assessing and treating patients in the emergency room, intensive care Unit, or on the hospital floor. Chapters are written in bulleted format and are packed with algorithms, tables, and summary boxes to provide immediate access to key information. This essential companion will help readers navigate stroke-related clinical situations successfully and make informed decisions about treatment.

Contents
1. EMS: first line of defense against stroke Denise Lemke and Michel T. Torbey
2. Initial assessment of patients with stroke-like symptoms Rafael H. Llinas
3. Clinical stroke syndromes and localization Sean I. Salvitz
4. The hunt for a stroke etiology: ischaemic stroke Thomas J. Wolfe and Osama O. Zaidat
5. Hemorrhagic stroke: the hunt for a stroke etiology Angelos Katramados and Panayiotis Varelas
6. Uncommon causes of stroke Andrew W. Tarulli
7. Computed tomography in acute stroke Sanjay K. Shetty and Michael H. Lev
8. Magnetic resonance imaging in acute stroke Magdy Selim
9. Neurosonology in acute ischaemic stroke Vijay Sharma, Annabella Lao and Andrei V. Alexandrov
10. Ischaemic stroke in the first 24 hours Magdy Selim
11. Ischaemic stroke beyond the first 24 hours Eric Bershad and Jose I. Suarez
12. Intracerebral haemorrhage Katja Elfriede Wartenberg and Stephan A. Mayer
13. Subarachnoid haemorrhage Katja Elfriede Wartenberg and Stephan A. Mayer
14. Dural and cerebral sinus thrombosis James S. Castle and Romergryko G. Geocadin
15. Perioperative stroke Viktor Szeder, Magdy Selim and Michel T. Torbey
16. Stroke on OB/Gyn wards Ann K. Helms
17. Stroke on pediatric wards Marta Lopez Vincente, Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez and Michel Torbey
18. Antithrombotic therapies Mark Alberts
19. Surgical and endovascular therapies Nazli Janjua and Adnan Qureshi
20. Stroke risk factors: impact and management Laura Pedelty and Philip B. Gorelick.