Author
Ravi S Menon, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Ravi S Menon, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association, American Society of Neuroimaging, American Stroke Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Chief Editor
Helmi L Lutsep, MD Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine; Associate Director, OHSU Stroke Center
Helmi L Lutsep, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Stroke Association
Disclosure: Medscape Neurology Editorial Advisory Board for: Stroke Adjudication Committee, CREST2; Physician Advisory Board for Coherex Medical; National Leader and Steering Committee Clinical Trial, Bristol Myers Squibb; Consultant, Abbott Vascular, Inc. .
Additional Contributors
Jose G Merino, MD Vascular Neurologist, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
Jose G Merino, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, Asociacion Mexicana de Enfermedad Vascular Cerebral
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Vladimir Hachinski, MD, MSc, DSc, FRCPC Distinguished University Professor, Departments of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, London Health Sciences Centre, Canada
Vladimir Hachinski, MD, MSc, DSc, FRCPC is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association, American Neurological Association, Ontario Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
Thomas A Kent, MD Professor and Director of Stroke Research and Education, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine; Chief of Neurology, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Thomas A Kent, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Neurological Association, New York Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of Medicine, Sigma Xi, and Stroke Council of the American Heart Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Howard S Kirshner, MD Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vice Chairman, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Director, Vanderbilt Stroke Center; Program Director, Stroke Service, Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital; Consulting Staff, Department of Neurology, Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Howard S Kirshner, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, American Neurological Association, American Society of Neurorehabilitation, National Stroke Association, Phi Beta Kappa, and Tennessee Medical Association
Disclosure: BMS/Sanofi Honoraria Speaking and teaching
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
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