Edited by Louis R. Caplan. 380 pp., illustrated. New York, Springer-Verlag, 1995. $165. ISBN 0-387-19850-4.
"Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anythingabout it," said Charles Warner, and this has been true of stroke-- until recently. As Dr. Caplan points out, however, in hispreface to this interesting book, times have changed. With anewly acquired understanding of the processes involved and withnew techniques for noninvasive monitoring, the role of the physicianhas shifted from merely providing supportive care to interveningin ways that can prevent irreversible damage. Cerebral ischemiareflects the interaction of pathologic and physiologic processesat many sites, and its consequences are equally complex. Effectiveintervention requires an . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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