%0 Journal Article
%T Stroke: A Historical Overview And Contemporary Management
%A Vida Demarin
%A Milorad Zikic
%A Tamara Rabi- Zikic
%J Aktuelnosti iz Neurologije, Psihijatrije i Grani£¿nih Podru£¿ja
%D 2011
%I Clinical Center of Vojvodina
%X The article outlines the evolution of the concept of stroke to date. A milestone of the modern understanding of stroke was laid in the mid-nineteenth century by Rudolf Virchow, with his seminal research on thromboembolism as a cause of brain ischemia. The historical overview is followed by a description of the changes in the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke over the past fi ft y years and a review of literature data on recent advances in stroke prevention and management.
%K Ischemic Stroke
%K History
%K Rudolf Virchow
%K Contemporary Treatment
%K Primary and Secondary Prevention
%U http://www.aktuelnosti.org/pdf/2011/2011%5B2%5D04.pdf