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Stroke is common. Stroke can be tragic. The tragedy of major stroke can in some instances be prevented. In any case, it must be understood, and at least made manageable if not overcome. As a health problem, the conditions that affect the blood supply to the brain place a huge burden on the affected individual, the family, and society. In its extreme, stroke is the condition that in a split second can change the very essence of who a person is by drastically altering brain function. In its less destructive manifestation, it affects brain function to produce the most curious behaviors. In this book, Dr. Louis Caplan lays open the mysteries and deals with the realities of stroke in terms that resonate with a reader who has suffered a stroke or known a friend or family member affected by stroke. Taken in its entirety, stroke seems complicated. However, the complexity relates to the wide variety of stroke types and the parts of brain affected. In fact, an individual stroke and its effect on an individual can be readily understood. Dr. Caplan masterfully conveys the key features that underlie the common stroke types using individual examples. Many of the messages in these case studies are generalizable but he also goes to considerable length to explain the panoply of stroke as well. Since stroke affects particular brain regions, the description of brain dysfunction that follows stroke offers a way to understand the compartmentalization of brain function. In this book, the relationship between what the patient experiences and what brain area is affected is carefully laid out. The figures are especially useful in projecting the take-home point. This is often what is most difficult for the lay person to understand but is the very foundation of stroke neurology, of which Dr. Caplan is the leading figure. To the patient and family, the testing and treatment decisions that come so quickly can seem very confusing. For the stroke physician, they are like second nature. Often the physician assumes incorrectly that his logic is obvious to the patient. In these pages, Dr. Caplan thinks through the patient's admission to the hospital, to discharge and rehabilitation, and then home with a prevention plan. He explains each step along the way, and this makes the book a very useful guide. Which medications are prescribed for what reason? Why the many different brain imaging studies? What life style changes can decrease stroke risk? These are the key practical questions that are addressed in this jewel written by a master of the craft of stroke neurology. Dr. Caplan's clinical insights and closeness to the human condition make the book useful and interesting. His direct writing style makes it easy to read and the reader can easily comprehend what otherwise seems so mysterious. Walter J. Koroshetz, MD Department of Neurology Harvard Medical School Cambridge, MA
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Louis Caplan is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Senior Neurologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. He is the editor, with Julien Bogousslavsky, of Stroke Syndromes and Uncommon Causes of Stroke, both published by Cambridge University Press.
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- Año de publicación2012
- ISBN 10 1458766225
- ISBN 13 9781458766229
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- Número de páginas372
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