Updated and revised, this new edition of Caplan’s Stroke continues to provide a concise and pragmatic approach to the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of adult and pediatric stroke patients. Dr. Caplan—a highly esteemed stroke authority— shares with you his vast experience and wisdom as a stroke clinician, including his time-tested strategies and unique clinical pearls that you can implement into your own practice. Expanded coverage of imaging and laboratory diagnosis and treatment as well as extensive revisions throughout, brings you the latest advances on prevention, complications, and rehabilitation. The use of case studies illustrates the types of clinical scenarios you may experience in practice. And, its conversational, easy-to-read format make Caplan’s Stroke an ideal resource for general neurologists, non-neurologists, and stroke specialists alike.

经过更新和修订，新版的本书继续为读者提供了一个简明且实用的评估，诊断和处理成人和儿童脑卒中患者的方法。博士Caplan为一位深受尊敬的脑卒中权威, 他与读者分享丰富的临床经验和知识，包括久经时间考验的治疗策略和无以伦比的临床知识结晶，这些读者都能够应用于其自己的临床实践中。本书增加了其涵盖的图像和实验室诊断和治疗方法并且进行了详尽的全面修订，这为读者提供了预防，并发症，和康复方面最新的进展。案例研究的使用阐述了读者在临床操作中可能会遇到的各种类型的情况。而且，本书对话式的易于阅读的表达格式，使得Caplan氏脑卒中成为一般的神经病学家，非神经病学家，和脑卒中专家理想的资料资源。

“…Well illustrated…has a balanced style that is possible only in works written by a single author…the prose is direct and clear, which certainly makes for easy reading”—NEJM, rec. of the last ed. “In Caplan's Stroke, we have a digestible, readable, and sure-handed guide to the care of stroke patients. Medical students, internists, neurologists, and stroke specialists will all benefit from reading this book.”—JAMA, review of the last ed.

* Discusses all cerebrovascular diseases to help you differentiate among all types of stroke so you can treat each patient appropriately. * Takes a distinctly personal and individual approach to general principles, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, offering practical, clinical guidance on stroke and stroke related issues. * Provides detailed discussions on stroke syndromes in children and adults, including large artery occlusive disease of the anterior circulation, brain embolism, spinal cord stroke, and many, many more, to help you better manage every condition you see. * Uses case studies to highlight and emphasize clinical points.

* Includes expanded coverage of imaging and laboratory diagnosis and treatment to help you make better informed evaluation and management decisions. * Presents meticulous revisions and updates throughout, particularly to the chapters on stroke prevention and rehabilitation to keep you current on today’s best practices. * Features a new two-color design with updated artwork and more images that elucidates key points and enhances visual guidance.