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ALGORITHMS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
Author(s) -
Effeney David J.,
DeMartini James,
Krupski William C.,
Bank William O.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1983.tb02500.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , disease , stroke (engine) , disease management , intensive care medicine , algorithm , pediatrics , surgery , parkinson's disease , mechanical engineering , engineering , computer science
We present a diagnostic approach to the various clinical presentations of patients with cerebrovascular disease. It involves grouping the patients into five categories: (1) asymptomatic, (2) transient neurologic episodes, (3) unstable neurologic deficits, (4) prolonged neurologic deficits and (5) completed stroke. An algorithm is given for each category and an approach to management is outlined. The algorithms are clinically validated by reviewing the results of 185 reconstructive operations performed on patients with manifestations of cerebrovascular disease who were managed following the algorithms.