ABC of stroke
By: edited by Jonathan Mant, Associate Director, UK Stroke Research Network and Professor of Primary Care Research, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge, UK, Marion F. Walker, Associate Director, UK Stroke Research Network and Professor in Stroke Rehabilitation, University of Nottingham, UK
Publisher: BMJ Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781405167901
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Stroke; Cerebrovascular disease
Description: "Stroke is the most common cause of adult disability and of increasing importance within ageing populations.    This brand new title in the ABC series covers the entire patient journey, from prevention through to long-term support. It includes primary prevention and management of risk factors for stroke and secondary prevention including pharmaceutical, lifestyle and surgical intervention. The general principles of stroke rehabilitation are also addressed as well as mobility, communication and psychological problems, as is stroke in younger people. It also covers long-term support for stroke survivors and their carers.    This is an invaluable and practical guide to all aspects of stroke for both health care professional and lay audiences. It is of particular relevance to general practitioners, junior doctors, nurses and therapists working with stroke patients and their carers, and to people with stroke and their families."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Contributors.; title: Preface.; title: 1 Introduction to stroke.; title: 2 Primary prevention of stroke.; title: 3 Transient ischaemic attack.; title: 4 Acute stroke.; title: 5 Medical complications of stroke.; title: 6 Stroke rehabilitation.; title: 7 Stroke in younger people.; title: 8 Mobility.; title: 9 Communication and swallowing; title: 10 Psychological problems after stroke.; title: 11 Secondary prevention of stroke.; title: 12 Long-term support for stroke survivors and their carers.; title: Index.