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Features tons of advice for recovery and rehabilitationGet the latest on the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of stroke
Have questions and concerns about strokes? This reassuring guide provides invaluable information for stroke victims and their loved ones, from what a stroke is and what it feels like to proven treatments and therapies. You'll see how to implement a plan for preventing stroke, treat the lingering effects of stroke, and maximize home caregiver effectiveness while minimizing fatigue.
Discover how to
- Understand what causes different types of stroke
- Recognize warning signs
- Get the most out of doctors and hospitals
- Speed recovery with the best treatments
- Help prevent future strokes
- Decide the best living arrangements after stroke
Synopsis
Invaluable information for stroke victims and their loved ones
About 700,000 people suffer a stroke every year in the U.S. This plain-English guide addresses the many questions and concerns people have about strokes-from what a stroke feels like as it is happening to what steps should be taken immediately afterwards to the treatments and therapies that are necessary throughout long-term recovery. It delivers the lowdown on the major types of stroke, shows how to adapt a home to the needs of a stroke patient, and shares stories of people who have made remarkable recoveries from strokes or who have successfully adapted to lingering disabilities.
About the Author
John R. Marler, MD (Bethesda, Maryland), a board-certified neurologist and stroke researcher, is Associate Director for Clinical Trials at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. He is a fellow of the American Stroke Association and recipient of the association’s Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Research. He has been administering clinical research in stroke since 1984. He completed his neurology residency training at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and graduated from West Virginia University Medical School in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1Part I: The Brain and Stroke 9
Chapter 1: A Brain Attack 11
Chapter 2: Understanding How the Brain Works 29
Part II: Types of Stroke 45
Chapter 3: White Stroke (Ischemic): Blood Clots Block the Brain 47
Chapter 4: Transient Stroke (TIA): Warning Sign 69
Chapter 5: Red Stroke (ICH): Bleeding Inside the Brain 85
Chapter 6: Red Stroke (SAH): Bleeding Outside the Brain 101
Chapter 7: Dementia (Vascular Cognitive Impairment) 119
Part III: Preventing Stroke 133
Chapter 8: High Blood Pressure 135
Chapter 9: Fat and Stroke Risk 151
Chapter 10: Other Risk Factors and Prevention 169
Part IV: Treating Stroke 187
Chapter 11: Get Thee to an Emergency Room 189
Chapter 12: Treating Stroke in the Hospital 207
Chapter 13: Rehabilitation 221
Part V: Living with Stroke 235
Chapter 14: Returning Home: Adapting to a New Life 237
Chapter 15: When You Can’t Go Home Again 257
Chapter 16: Challenges During Recovery 275
Chapter 17: Taking Care of Family 293
Part VI: The Part of Tens 307
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Help Your Community Manage Stroke 309
Chapter 19: Five Remarkable Stroke Recoveries 317
Chapter 20: Ten Opportunities to Prevent Stroke 323
Glossary 329
Index 335