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The brain and cardiac surgery. Causes of neurological complications and their prevention
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The brain and cardiac surgery. Causes of neurological complications and their prevention. Edited by stanton p newman andmichael jg harrison. (pp 343, £70.00). Published by Harwood Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, 2000. ISBN 90 5702 476 4.
This book offers a description of the neurological syndromes that may occur after cardiac surgery, including both central and peripheral complications. This is followed by information on neuropsychological outcome, quality of life, imaging, and neuropathology. The information supplied is reasonably comprehensive. The data on prognosis are a little thin, but …