| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Epidemiology of stroke : incidence and prevalence, description of types and subtypes and their relative frequency, definition of risk factors / E. Touzé + Y Bejot -- Introduction to genetic risk factors for cerebrovascular disease / Bradford B. Worrall -- Monogenic forms of stroke and cerebrovascular disease / A. Bersano -- Heritability of stroke / A. Pedersen, A.C. Jern -- Genetic determinants of ischemic stroke discovered through GWAS / S. Bevan & H. Markus -- Genetic risk factors of intracerebral haemorrhage / G. Falcone & J. Rosand -- Relevance in stroke of genes associated with cardiovascular disease and risk factors / M. Dichgans, R. Malik -- Genetics of stroke associated with cervical artery dissections / S. Debette -- Genetics of cerebral venous thrombosis / T. Marjot, P. Sharma -- Genetic risk factors for brain MRI markers of cerebrovascular disease / G. Chauhan, S. Debette -- Overview of environmental risk factors for stroke / Didier Leys -- Hypertension : the major risk factor for stroke / Jennifer L. Dearborn, R. Gottesman -- Dyslipidemia and risk of stroke / Sabrina Schilling, S. Debette -- Metabolic risk factors : DM, obesity, metabolic syndrome / E. Camargo, L.J. Launer -- Lifestyle factors and risk of stroke : smoking, alcohol, diet, physical activity, sleep / C. Satizabal -- Risk factors specific to young adults / J. Putaala & T Tatlisumak -- Sex-specific risk factors for stroke in women / S. Wise, C. Bushnell -- Migraine and risk of stroke and cerebrovascular disease / A. Pezzini -- Ethnic, racial and geographic variations in stroke risk and risk factors / H. Manosalvo, T. Jeerakathil -- Intermediate markers : carotid atherosclerosis / David Della Morte, T. Rundek -- MRI-based markers of cerebrovascular disease and the risk of stroke / S. Lorenzano, R. Rost -- Circulating biomarkers for stroke / A. Pikula -- Secular trends in stroke risk and risk factors for stroke / R. Carandang |
| Summary |
This text, by leading stroke researchers from Europe and North America, describes environmental and genetic risk factors for cerebrovascular disease. The section on genetics is exceptionally detailed and contemporaneous |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cerebrovascular disease -- Risk factors
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Cerebrovascular disease -- Etiology
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Cerebrovascular disease -- Epidemiology
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Cerebrovascular Disorders -- etiology
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Stroke -- epidemiology
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Cerebrovascular Disorders -- genetics
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Cerebrovascular disease -- Etiology
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Cerebrovascular disease -- Epidemiology
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Cerebrovascular disease -- Risk factors
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Seshadri, Sudha, editor
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Debette, Stéphanie, editor
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| LC no. |
2014025003 |
| ISBN |
9780199895854 |
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0199895856 |
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9780190205829 |
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0190205822 |
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