Stroke

Part 1 General principles: introduction and perspective; basic pathology, anatomy and pathophysiology of stroke; diagnosis and the clinical encounter; laboratory diagnosis; treatment. Part 2 Stroke syndromes: large vessel occlusive disease of the anterior circulation; large vessel occlusive disease of the posterior circulation; penetrating and branch artery disease; non-atherosclerotic ischemia; brain embolism; hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; sub-arachnoid haemorrhage; intra-cerebral haemorrhage; strokes in children and young adults; spinal cord strokes; strokes, cerebrovascular disease and surgery. Part 3 Prevention, complications and rehabilitation: stroke prevention and risk factors; complications in stroke patients; rehabilitation.