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(Neurological Disease and Therapy. 81.) Edited by Louis R. Caplan and Warren J. Manning. 348 pp., illustrated. New York, Informa Healthcare, 2006. $199.95. ISBN 978-0-8247-2929-5.

Every year, 10 million people worldwide have strokes. Up to 20% have embolic strokes that originate from the heart. In another 30 to 40%, the source of the brain embolism is a precerebral artery such as the aorta or the carotid or vertebral artery.

Brain Embolism is a thorough review of the evidence on cardiac abnormalities that are linked to embolic brain infarction. In developed countries, atrial fibrillation is the leading cardiac source of embolism, since its prevalence increases in aging populations. In contrast, in developing countries, rheumatic heart disease is highly prevalent among young people and is the leading . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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