| Description |
xv, 337 pages. : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
A Johns Hopkins Press health book |
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A Johns Hopkins Press health book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-324) and index. |
| Contents |
Understanding stroke -- Understanding stroke and its consequences -- How strokes affect our brains and bodies -- Tests your doctor may order -- Stroke recovery -- Minimizing early post-stroke disability and complications -- Maximizing recovery from a stroke -- Post-stroke medical and social issues -- Preventing stroke : medical issues -- Risk factors for having a stroke : an introduction -- Heart and blood vessel conditions and stroke -- High blood pressure and stroke -- Diabetes and stroke -- Other causes of stroke -- Genetics and stroke -- Medications that help prevent stroke -- When surgery is an option -- Preventing stroke : lifestyle issues -- Diet and stroke -- Exercise and stroke -- How smoking, alcohol, and illegal drugs affect stroke risk -- Looking to the future -- Research on the horizon -- Prevent another stroke by taking charge. |
| Subject |
Cerebrovascular disease -- Patients -- Rehabilitation -- Popular works.
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Cerebrovascular disease -- Prevention -- Popular works.
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Stroke -- Popular Works. |
| Added Author |
Silver, J. K. (Julie K.), 1965-
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Frates, Elizabeth Pegg, 1967-
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| ISBN |
0801883644 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780801883644 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0801883636 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780801883637 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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