New edition of a reference that discusses the diagnosis and management of stroke. United by the approach that clinical management should be based on evidence wherever possible, 18 contributions weave together causation, presentation, diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation. Topics include: identifying and interpreting symptoms and signs; developing a clinically-based method of subclassification; determining the pathological type; identifying causal factors; managing patients; administering treatment of acute ischemic stroke, primary intracerebral and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, and intracranial vascular malformations; developing a problem-based approach to general management; preventing recurrence; organizing stroke services; and reducing the burden of this traumatic event and improving the public health. Contains a color plate section and many b&w illustrations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)