Rowan Harwood

"Stroke is common, complicated to manage, and, until recently, remarkably neglected. Over the past 30 years, good evidence has emerged that thorough and organised care from teams of health professionals on stroke units leads to substantially fewer deaths and better recovery than other types of care. In fact, stroke medicine is emerging as a separate specialty for health professionals, creating a need for learning and training materials specifically...

This new edition of Stroke features a section on epidemiology which comprises the basics of the subject and reviews the purposes of health care for stroke patients. Other updated sections include diagnosis, management and prognosis.