TY - CHAP AU - Kym Campbell AU - Neville W. Knuckey AU - Bruno P. Meloni ED - Maurizio Balestrino Y1 - 2012-03-02 PY - 2012 T1 - Cerebral Ischemia and Post-Ischemic Treatment with Hypothermia N2 - In recent years research on ischemic stroke has developed powerful therapeutic tools. The novel frontiers of stem cells therapy and of hypothermia have been explored, and novel brain repair mechanisms have been discovered. Limits to intravenous thrombolysis have been advanced and powerful endovascular tools have been put at the clinicians' disposal. Surgical decompression in malignant stroke has significantly improved the prognosis of this often fatal condition. This book includes contributions from scientists active in this innovative research. Stroke physicians, students, nurses and technicians will hopefully use it as a tool of continuing medical education to update their knowledge in this rapidly changing field. BT - Advances in the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/31529 DO - 10.5772/31529 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -