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Edited by José Biller, 643 pp, with illus, $73, Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders Co, 1991.

Louis R. Caplan, MD, Reviewer
Boston, Mass

Arch Neurol. 1992;49(11):1109.

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This superb book consists of 16 separate contributions covering various aspects of cerebrovascular disease. Seldom have I found a multiauthored volume that contains such a uniformly high grade of chapters. There is not a single "clunker" in the crowd, and some are the best concise reviews of topics available. All contributions contain copious amounts of data. All chapters are current and most are heavily and specifically referenced to recent publications. Most contributions are scholarly and evenly balanced and yet short, to the point, and well organized. Some, such as Foley's discussion of ethical issues in the management of patients with cerebrovascular disease, even wax eloquent. "For many elderly patients, a stroke is seen as the final intolerable blow to independence and dignity already whittled away by the physical, mental, and social burdens of old age." Foley's chapter should be required reading for all neurology residents and neurologists.

I enthusiastically recommend . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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