Drug Therapy for Stroke Prevention

'Dr Bogousslavsky, himself one of the most prominent names in cerebrovascular disease worldwide, has put together a group of authors who are, without doubt, the world leaders in their field.' - Dr John Bamford, Neurologist and Cerebrovascular Physician.

• 1. Stroke Prevention in 2000 J. Easton 2. Primary vs. Secondary Stroke Prevention P. Gorelick 3. Aspirin P. De Moerloose 4. Ticlopidine and Clopidogrel M. Paciaroni 5. Other Anti-platelet Agents A. Culebras 6. Dipyridamole H. Diener 7. New Antiplatelet Agents B. Weksler 8. Clinical Use of Antiplatelet Agents for Stroke Prevention G. Donnan 9. Antithrombotic Therapy Before and After Carotid Endarterectomy H. Barnett 10. Anticoagulants T. Moulin 11. Early Prevention of Stroke Recurrence M. Brown 12. Lipid Lowering Agents and Stroke Risk P. Amarenco 13. Stroke Prevention With Blood Pressure Control P. Bath 14. Antioxidants, Vitamins D. Spence 15. Estrogen Replacement L. Brass 16. Healthcare Issues, Benefits and Costs G. Hankey Gorelick, Centre for Stroke Research, USA, Babette Weksler, Cornell University, USA, Geoffrey Donnan, National Stroke Research Institute, Australia, H. Barnett, Robarts Research Institute, Canada, Martin Brown, University of London, UK, Pierre Amarenco, Hospital Lariboisere, France, Phillipe Bath, Nottingham City Hospital, UK, J. David Spence, Robarts Research Institute, Canada, Graeme Hankey, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia, H. Diener, Neurologische Uniklinik, Germany, Lawrence Brass, Yale University School of Medicine, USA, Thierry Moulin, Hospital Regional de Bescancon, Maurizio Paciaroni, University of Perugia, Italy, Antonio Culebras, VA Medical Centre, USA, Phillipe de Moerloose, HUG, Geneva.