Bookedited by Sudha Seshadri and Stéphanie Debette.
Summary: This text, by leading stroke researchers from Europe and North America, describes environmental and genetic risk factors for cerebrovascular disease. The section on genetics is exceptionally detailed and contemporaneous.
Contents:
Epidemiology of stroke : incidence and prevalence, description of types and subtypes and their relative frequency, definition of risk factors / E. Touzé + Y Bejot
Introduction to genetic risk factors for cerebrovascular disease / Bradford B. Worrall
Monogenic forms of stroke and cerebrovascular disease / A. Bersano
Heritability of stroke / A. Pedersen, A. C. Jern
Genetic determinants of ischemic stroke discovered through GWAS / S. Bevan & H. Markus
Genetic risk factors of intracerebral haemorrhage / G. Falcone & J. Rosand
Relevance in stroke of genes associated with cardiovascular disease and risk factors / M. Dichgans, R. Malik
Genetics of stroke associated with cervical artery dissections / S. Debette
Genetics of cerebral venous thrombosis / T. Marjot, P. Sharma
Genetic risk factors for brain MRI markers of cerebrovascular disease / G. Chauhan, S. Debette
Overview of environmental risk factors for stroke / Didier Leys
Hypertension : the major risk factor for stroke / Jennifer L. Dearborn, R. Gottesman
Dyslipidemia and risk of stroke / Sabrina Schilling, S. Debette
Metabolic risk factors : DM, obesity, metabolic syndrome / E. Camargo, L.J. Launer
Lifestyle factors and risk of stroke : smoking, alcohol, diet, physical activity, sleep / C. Satizabal
Risk factors specific to young adults / J. Putaala & T Tatlisumak
Sex-specific risk factors for stroke in women / S. Wise, C. Bushnell
Migraine and risk of stroke and cerebrovascular disease / A. Pezzini
Ethnic, racial and geographic variations in stroke risk and risk factors / H. Manosalvo, T. Jeerakathil
Intermediate markers : carotid atherosclerosis / David Della Morte, T. Rundek
MRI-based markers of cerebrovascular disease and the risk of stroke / S. Lorenzano, R. Rost
Circulating biomarkers for stroke / A. Pikula
Secular trends in stroke risk and risk factors for stroke / R. Carandang.