Stroke: Practical Management

Unusual for a major medical book, this text is co-authored by the 11-member author team, who each read and made comments on each chapter. Introductory chapters detail the history of the field and discuss basic issues, including arterial territory, and diagnosis. The material is discussed from a problem-based approach that residents and practitioners will find accessible. In addition to the central theme of management and treatment, three chapters are included on prevention of recurrent stroke, the organization of stroke services, and improving public health. The volume is clearly organized and well- illustrated with drawings, photos, and MR and CT scans. The authors practice and teach in Scotland and the UK at the U. of Edinburgh Western General Hospital, the Royal Infirmary in Glasgow, the Radcliffe Infirmary, and St James' University Hospital in Leeds; at Royal Perth Hospital in Australia; and Utrecht U. in the Netherlands. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Charles Warlow University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK

Jan Van Gijn Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

Martin Dennis University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK

Joanna Wardlaw University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK

John Bamford St James' University Hospital, Leeds, W Yorks, UK

Graeme Hankey Royal Perth Hospital, Stroke Unit, Perth WA, Australia

Peter Sandercock University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK

Gabriel Rinkel Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, afd. Neurologie, Heidelberglaan , Utrecht

Peter Langhorne Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

Cathie Sudlow University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK

Peter Rothwell Department of Clinical Neurology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK