Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Intracerebral hemorrhage is a neurovascular emergency associated with high mortality and morbidity. With in-depth reviews of the clinical and biological aspects of the condition, this text provides an up-to-date coverage of this form of stroke. The book covers epidemiology, causes, clinical presentation, management and prognosis, and describes the ongoing research advances aimed at improving our understanding of the condition. The book fills an existing gap in the medical literature. The chapters discussing the clinical aspects of intracerebral hemorrhage are aimed at the practitioner directing the care of stroke victims. Chapters exploring the biology of pathophysiological events triggered by this disease will provide readers with current data directed to facilitate experimental research in this field of cerebrovascular neurology. It will appeal to clinicians and those with a research interest in cerebrovascular diseases.

About the Author

J. Ricardo Carhuapoma is Associate Professor in Neurology, Neurosurgery and Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Stephan A. Mayer, is Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology and Neurological Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York City, and is Director of the Neurological Intensive Care Unit at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.

Daniel F. Hanley is Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions as well as Professor of Nursing at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. He is the founding director and led for 17 years a combined Neurology and Neurosurgery Critical Care Unit at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and presently directs the Brain Injury Outcomes Division (BIOS).