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Stroke sourcebook : basic consumer health information about stroke, including ischemic, hemorrhagic, transient ischemic attack (TIA) ...
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- Creator
- edited by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- First edition
- Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, [2003]
- ©2003
- Series
- Physical Details
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- xiii, 606 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780780806306, 0780806301
- OCLC
- ocm51566466
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Pt. I. The Basics of Stroke -- Ch. 1. Know Stroke: Know the Signs, Act in Time -- Ch. 2. Stroke Statistics in the U.S. -- Ch. 3. The Cost of Stroke to All Americans -- Ch. 4. Types of Stroke -- Ch. 5. Stroke in Children -- Ch. 6. Seeking Health Care Following Stroke -- Pt. II. Stroke Triggers and Risks -- Ch. 7. Stroke Risk Factors and Triggers -- Ch. 8. Homocysteine, Antibodies, and Inflammation Impact Stroke Risk -- Ch. 9. Atherosclerosis May Lead to Stroke -- Ch. 10. Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease -- Ch. 11. Stroke May Be Caused by Diabetes -- Ch. 12. High Blood Pressure Increases Stroke Risk -- Ch. 13. Obesity and Stroke -- Ch. 14. Sleep Disorders and Stroke -- Ch. 15. Stroke and Young Women -- Ch. 16. Elderly Patients Have High Stroke Risk within Six Months of Heart Attack -- Ch. 17. Multi-Infarct Dementia Is Caused by Stroke -- Ch. 18. Recurrent Stroke Risks -- Ch. 19. Tests Help Predict Stroke Risk -- Pt. III. Diagnosis and Treatments for Stroke -- Ch. 20. Tests and Procedures Used for Stroke Diagnosis -- Ch. 21. Stroke Victims Need Drugs Fast -- Ch. 22. Acute Stroke Management -- Ch. 23. Tool Allows Early Prediction of Patient's Stroke Outcome -- Ch. 24. Stroke Scales - Evaluating Effects of Stroke -- Ch. 25. Surgical Treatments for Stroke -- Ch. 26. Do You Have Access to the Best Treatment for Stroke? -- Pt. IV. Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation -- Ch. 27. Family Plays Critical Role in Stroke Recovery -- Ch. 28. Discharge Planning for Stroke Patients -- Ch. 29. Post-Stroke Rehabilitation -- Ch. 30. Physical Therapy Helps Stroke Patients Recover Skills -- Ch. 31. Occupational Therapy Is Important for Stroke Recovery -- Ch. 32. Aphasia and Dysarthria - Speech Difficulties Following Stroke -- Ch. 33. Activities of Daily Living and Stroke Recovery -- Ch. 34. Understanding Paralysis and Spasticity after Stroke -- Ch. 35. Nutrition for Stroke Victims -- Ch. 36. Life at Home for Stroke Survivors and Family -- Ch. 37. Stroke Caregivers: What to Do and How to Do It? -- Pt. V. Stroke Prevention -- Ch. 38. Stroke Prevention Guidelines -- Ch. 39. Carotid Endarterectomy for Stroke Prevention -- Ch. 40. Cholesterol Control Reduces Stroke Risk -- Ch. 41. Take Your Pulse for Life - 60 Seconds Once a Month Can Help Prevent a Stroke -- Ch. 42. The DASH Diet Lowers Blood Pressure and Stroke Risk -- Ch. 43. Aspirin and Warfarin for Stroke Prevention -- Ch. 44. Estrogen Doesn't Prevent Second Strokes -- Ch. 45. Community-Based Interventions: Looking at the Stroke Belt Initiative -- Ch. 46. Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act -- Ch. 47. Stroke Initiatives and Current Research -- Pt. VI. Legal and Financial Information for Stroke Survivors -- Ch. 48. A Guide for Stroke Survivors with Disabilities Seeking Employment -- Ch. 49. Social Security Disability Benefits for Stroke Survivors -- Ch. 50. Advance Directives and Living Wills Assist Families of Stroke Victims -- Pt. VII. Additional Help and Information -- Ch. 51. Glossary: Speaking the Language of Stroke -- Ch. 52. Directory of Stroke Resources
Subjects
- Cerebrovascular disease -- Popular works.
- Stroke -- popular works.
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- Health -- popular works.
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