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section four
Specific Medical 
Diseases and Stroke
J. P. MOHR
For this, the fifth edition of Stroke, the authors in 
this section have updated their chapters and, in 
some cases, have written entirely new chapters on 
the aspects of a given disease that relate to stroke.
The topics chosen represent the major disease 
processes for which stroke is a prominent part 
of the clinical picture. Other diseases associated 
with stroke also exist, but the chosen list was 
considered to be the most important. Detailed 
description of the management of these diseases is 
deferred to the chapters on therapy.
The authors of some of the chapters in earlier 
editions have graciously added or even given way 
to new contributors.
	Section Four - Specific Medical Diseases and Stroke