num_pages: 192
description: "As public awareness and understanding of stroke grows, there is a continuing need for people to have access to reliable information about stroke, and this book fits the bill."- The Lancet Neurology"This book represents one of the few available which presents authoritative, up-to-date, reliable information about stroke which can be easily understood and put into practice by the general public and by health care providers . . . I strongly recommend it."-Professor David Wiebers (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota) Endorsed by the World Stroke Federation, this book provides a comprehensive yet succinct overview of all the issues related to stroke-what a stroke is, prevention, managing your own risks, principles of acute stroke management, stroke outcomes, and post-stroke and long-term care and management.Using simple and unambiguous language throughout, When Lightning Strikes includes step-by-step, easy-to-follow illustrations, case reports, and appendices, supplemented with a generous glossary.
language: English
title: When Lightning Strikes: An Illustrated Guide to Stroke Prevention and Recovery
titlecomplete: When Lightning Strikes: An Illustrated Guide to Stroke Prevention and Recovery
publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers PTY Limited