Stroke
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York : Saint Paul, MN :
Demos ; AAN Press, American Academy of Neurology,
c2006.
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| Series: | AAN Press quality of life guide.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Why is stroke so important?
- What is a stroke? What are the causes? What are the different kinds of stroke?
- What are the medical conditions that cause the blood vessel and heart damage that lead to stroke?
- How can strokes be prevented? What are the risk factors for stroke and how can they be reduced?
- What is the appearance of the brain and how does it work?
- What are the arteries and veins that supply the brain?
- What are the different symptoms of stroke? What abnormalities do doctors look for and find in stroke patients?
- How can doctors tell what caused a stroke? What tests are used to evaluate individuals who may have had a stroke?
- What treatments are available?
- What are the complications of stroke?
- What are some of the dysfunctions, disabilities, and handicaps that remain after a stroke?
- How does recovery from stroke occur? How can recovery be improved? What is rehabilitation? Where is it performed and by whom?
- How does one person's stroke affect others?
- What does the future hold? What research is being pursued?