Subcortical Stroke (oxford Medical Publications)

Subcortical Stroke is a new and fully revised edition of Lancunar and Other Subcortical Infractions(OUP, 1995).
Stroke is one of the most common causes of death and subcortical stroke accounts for 20-30% of all cerebrovascular infarcts. Our understanding of stroke processes in general, and subcortical stroke in particular, has advanced considerably in recent years. Research findings from the fields of neurochemistry, imaging and genetics have provided insight and input to our understanding of this condition, and this new edition provides an opportunity to describe these advances, and to relate the findings to the clinical expression, neural mechanism, prognosis and treatment of subcortical stroke. In addition, new subcortical syndromes such as CADASIL are covered, as is subcortical haemorrhage.
This book presents a comprehensive and authoritative review of the field with contributions from the leading international experts.
Subcortical Stroke is for stroke physicians, neurologists and those researching cerebrovascular diseases.

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Reviewer:Daniel B. Hier, MD(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description:This is a multi-authored state-of-the-art review of the clinical concept of subcortical stroke as addressed by some of the leading authorities on subcortical stroke.
Purpose:A second edition, this book updates information on subcortical stroke since the first edition was published in 1995.
Audience:This is aimed primarily at physicians who largely specialize in stroke, but other neurologists, neuroscientists, and neurosurgeons who see stroke patient will find the book of interest. It is generally beyond the level of expertise of a medical student or neurology resident.
Features:This multi-authored text with over 30 contributors from Europe, Australia, and the United States. Many of the contributors are highly authoritative experts. Nonetheless, there is little agreement between these experts on many controversial topics. Disagreement over the validity of the "lacune" concept is especially obvious in this textbook. There are 26 distinct chapters that cover a variety of topics including history of the concept of subcortical stroke, risk factors for subcortical stroke, controversies over the "lacunar" syndrome hypothesis, descriptions of various lacunar syndromes, watershed infarcts, and subcortical hemorrhages.
Assessment:This is a vibrant book that portrays some of the controversies within the concept of subcortical stroke. A surprisingly large number of disagreements as to mechanism and neuropathology of subcortical stroke remains between experts. The editors have invited a talented group of experts to write about subcortical stroke. The result is an interesting if somewhat uneven and disjointed look at emerging consensus in this still unsettled territory within stroke neurology.