Evaluation of an acute ischemic stroke
Acute stroke therapy
Recanalization therapy in acute stroke
Intravenous thrombolysis in acute stroke
Contraindications to intravenous thrombolysis
Protocols for thrombolytic therapy
Mechanical recanalization in acute stroke
Angiographic grading of cerebral revascularization
Unfavorable vascular anatomy during endovascular treatment
Complications of endovascular procedures
Recanalization therapy in anticoagulated patients
Recanalization therapy in pediatric stroke
Performance and quality metrics for recanalization therapy
Surgical treatment of an acute ischemic stroke
Complications of acute stroke
Topical diagnosis of stroke
Stroke etiology
Etiologic classification of ischemic stroke
TOAST classification of stroke
Chinese Ischemic Stroke Subclassification (CISS)
Large artery atherosclerosis
Assessment and classification of atherosclerotic plaques
Cholesterol Embolization Syndrome
Small vessel disease
Capsular warning syndrome (CWS)
Overview of Genetic Small Vessel Diseases
Vasculopathies
Radiation-induced vasculopathy
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS)
Focal cerebral arteriopathy (FCA)
Smooth Muscle Alpha-Actin (ACTA2) angiopathy
Retinal Vasculopathy with Cerebral Leukoencephalopathy and Systemic manifestations (RVCL-S)
Bone and cartilage disorders and stroke (“bony stroke”)
Heritable connective tissue disorders (HCTDs)
Noninflammatory microangiopathies
MELAS (mitochondrial encephalopathy)
Primary angiitis of CNS (PACNS)
Temporal (giant cell) arteritis
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) ( Wegener)
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger´s disease)
Varicella zoster virus vasculopathy
Hematologic disorders associated with ischemic stroke
Inherited thrombophilia and ischemic stroke
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
Others
Paradoxical embolism and stroke
Idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases
Pulmonary AV malformation (PAVM)
Neurological complications during extracorporeal circulation
Stroke prevention
Vascular risk factors – overview
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)
Statins and their interactions
Antiinflammatory drugs
Preventive procedures
Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS)
Management of asymptomatic carotid stenosis
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO)
Management of intracranial stenosis
Etiology and clinical presentation of intracerebral hemorrhage
Intraventricular hemorrhage in adults
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation (CAA-RI)
Hemorrhagic Complications in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Malformations
Cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM
Carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF)
Dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF)
Clinical presentation and etiology of cerebral venous thrombosis
Diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis
Management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis – overview
General therapy and acute anticoagulation in cerebral venous thrombosis
Endovascular and surgical treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis
Management in the subacute phase of cerebral venous thrombosis
Definition and etiology of subarachnoid hemorrhage
Clinical presentation and complications of subarachnoid hemorrhage
Subarachnoid hemorrhage scales
Diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage
Management
Management of subarachnoid hemorrhage
Endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysm
Computed tomography
Neurosonology
Physical principles of ultrasound
Extracranial Doppler Sonography
Assessment and classification of atherosclerotic plaques
Subclavian (vertebral) steal syndrome
Transcranial ultrasound (TCD/TCCD)
Transcranial ultrasound monitoring
Neurosonology and the brain death diagnosis
Thrombolysis in Brain Ischemia (TIBI)
Cerebral vasomotor reactivity (CVR) assessment
Digital subtraction angiography (DSA)
Antiplatelet therapy
Vascular risk factors therapy
Anticoagulant therapy
Timing of anticoagulant therapy
Risk and prevention of bleeding in anticoagulant therapy
Perioperative and Periprocedural Management of Anticoagulant Therapy
Acute stroke in the anticoagulated patient
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
Switching of antithrombotic therapy
Neutralization of the anticoagulant effects
Anticoagulant drugs
Low Molecular Weight Heparins (LMWHs)
Scales and scores
Carotid artery risk (CAR) score
Chinese Ischemic Stroke Subclassification (CISS)
Angiographic grading of cerebral revascularization
Collateral circulation assessment
Risk of Paradoxical Embolism (RoPE) Score
HAT score – prediction of post-tPA hemorrhage
TOAST classification of stroke
SSS-TOAST classification of stroke
RASS (Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale)
Intracerebral hemorrhage scales and scores
Muscle strength testing (Oxford scale)
Glasgow-Pittsburgh Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) Scale
Anatomy and physiology
General neurology chapters
Basic neurological examination
Signs and symptoms of cerebral lesions
Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO)
Relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD)
Topical evaluation and etiology of consciousness disorders
Pupillary response in consciousness disorders
Specific consciousness disorders
Decorticate and decerebrate posturing
TCD/TCCD and the brain death diagnosis
Differential diagnosis of visual impairment
Raeder paratrigeminal syndrome
Other vascular disorders
Ocular vascular syndromes
Transient monocular vision loss
Ischemic optic neuropathy (ION)
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO)
Spinal cord vascular disorders
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS)
Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS)
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)
