- Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols
- Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
- Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts
This volume presents the latest data on recent achievements in new and emerging technologies for stroke biomarkers and innovations in stroke assessment. The topics discussed in this book explore the role of upcoming biomarkers in different types of stroke, and explores techniques that will allow researchers to be more effective when approaching clinical management and patient care.
In Neuromethods series style, chapters include the kind of detail and key advice from the specialists needed to ensure successful results in the laboratory.
Cutting-edge and comprehensive,
Stroke Biomarkers is a valuable resource for both experimental and clinical scientists interested in expanding their knowledge in the field of stroke research.
Table of ContentsIntroduction- 1. Integrative Biomarkers in Stroke
Research Methods- 2. Vascular-Related Biomarkers of Ischemic Stroke
- 3. Generation and Applicability of Genetic Risk Scores (GRS) in Stroke
- 4. Neuroplasticity Biomarkers in Experimental Stroke Recovery
- 5. Methods of Mitochondrial and Redox Measurements in Ischemic Stroke
- 6. Blood Biomarkers for Stroke Differentiation
- 7. Laser-Capture Micro-Dissection for Measurement of Angiogenesis after Stroke
Translational Innovative Methods- 8. Blood-Borne Biomarkers of Hypertension Predicting Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke
- 9. RNA Gene Expression to Identify the Etiology of Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Biomarkers of Acute Stroke Etiology (BASE) Study
- 10. Neurotoxicity Biomarkers Assays Development
- 11. Glutamate Receptor Peptides as Potential Neurovascular Biomarkers of Acute Stroke
- 12. Antibodies to NMDA Receptors in Cerebral and Spinal Cord Infarctions
- 13. Impaired Retinal Vasoreactivity as an Early Marker of Stroke Risk in Diabetes
Clinical Methods- 14. Imaging Biomarkers: Keys to Decision Making in Stroke
- 15. Neuroimaging Methods for Acute Stroke Diagnosis and Treatment
- 16. Ultrasound Assessments of Risk for TIA and Stroke in Vascular Surgery
- 17. Preoperative and Intraoperative Markers of Cerebral Ischemia
- 18. Time is Brain: the Prehospital Phase and the Mobile Stroke Unit
- 19. Acute Clinical Intervention and Chronic Management of Cerebral Vascular Accident
Conclusion- 20. Trends in Biomarkers Development for Stroke
