Cambridge core neurology and clinical neuroscience uncommon causes of stroke edited by louis r caplan edited by louis r caplan beth israel deaconess medical center boston julien bogousslavsky stroke is uncommon in hiv positive individuals there is mounting evidence to indicate that hiv infection is associated with an . Louis r caplan born december 31 1936 is an american physician who is a senior member of the division of cerebrovascular disease at beth israel deaconess medical center boston he is a professor of neurology at harvard medical school boston and the founder of the harvard stroke registry at beth israel deaconess medical center. Uncommon causes of stroke louis caplan jos biller limited preview 2018 uncommon causes of stroke louis caplan jos biller limited preview 2018 uncommon causes of stroke louis r caplan julien bogousslavsky no preview available 2008. Daniel b hier and louis r caplan 9 stroke and vasculitis in patients with cysticercosis 53 oscar h del brutto 10 stroke in patients with lyme disease 59 john j halperin 11 behcets disease 67 cambridge university press uncommon causes uncommon causes of stroke . Uncommon causes of stroke most strokes are attributed to atherosclerosis of neck and intracranial arteries brain embolism from the heart and penetrating artery disease these are discussed in detail in many other books