Neurology case studies: cerebrovascular disease.
Data from randomized therapeutic trials often provide little relevant evidence for therapeutic decisions physicians make daily. By illustrating the nuances of these four complex cases involving cerebrovascular disease, the authors stress the importance of more time spent by specialists at the bed-side, exploring patients' symptoms and learning their thoughts, fears, biases, and wishes.
Chen
Michael
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Neurology, Division of Cerebrovascular Disease, 330 Brookline Avenue, Palmer 132, Boston, MA 02215, USA. chenm888@yahoo.com
Caplan
Louis R
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