Edited by Myron D. Ginsberg and Julien Bogousslavsky. 2067 pp. in two volumes, illustrated. Boston, Blackwell Science, 1998. $495. ISBN 0-86542-425-X.
The field of the cerebral vascular diseases was relatively staticfor many years, but in this "Decade of the Brain," the paceof discovery has rapidly increased. The editors of this textbookhave attempted to provide an authoritative compendium and referencesource for the field. The contents combine topics in both basicscience and clinical neurology, and it is the only work of whichI am aware that has attempted to do so. Subjects covered includeanimal models; the neurochemistry of stroke, which is discussedin detail; brain plasticity; strategies of neuroprotection;recent developments in neuroimaging technology; epidemiology;stroke syndromes; . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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