(Contemporary Neurology Series. No. 62.) By Harold P. Adams, Jr., Vladimir Hachinski, and John W. Norris. 575 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 2001. $120. ISBN 0-19-513289-0.
Major advances in the management of stroke in the past 15 yearshave substantially altered clinical practice and have loweredthe morbidity and mortality associated with cerebrovasculardiseases. These advances have involved diagnostic and interventionalneuroradiology and neuropharmacology and, in particular, haveincluded the development of specialized units staffed by physiciansand others who are committed to the study and care of patientswith acute stroke. In this new book, these advances are welldocumented and analyzed by three distinguished clinical neurologistswho head important stroke units. They have written an excellenttextbook for neurologists, neurosurgeons, pediatricians, cardiologists,internists, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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