Living with stroke
Subtitle: a guide for patients and families
By: Richard C. Senelick
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: HealthSouth Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Birmingham, AL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9781891525162
Subjects: Popular works; Stroke; Popular Works; Cerebrovascular disease
Description: You never think it will happen to you or someone you love. We all know people who have heart disease or cancer, but we think that a stroke happens to other people, not us. Most people are unaware that it is the leading cause of disability in adults and the third leading cause of death. However, when stroke happens to family members, loved ones, and friends we are suddenly in need of information. Stroke doesn't just affect an individual. It impacts everyone who has a relationship with the person who has had the stroke HealthSouth has long known this encompassing impact of stroke -- its pain, its emotional damage, its debilitating after-effects -- not only on its survivors, but the loved ones in its wake. No one knows more that when stroke strikes, you need information, support, and advice fast. In this newest 4th edition of Living with Stroke: A Guide for Families, you will find the latest up to date information on stroke. Here, stroke patients and their families, friends, and caregivers can find the newest facts and figures on the cutting edge theories of neural plasticity and how the brain repairs itself. Here, too, in clear, easy-to-understand language is the entire process of rehabilitation - as well as the mechanisms that can create a stroke. You will learn why the correct type of rehabilitation is essential and most importantly, how to pick a rehabilitation facility for yourself or your loved one. It may be one of the most important decisions you will make and this book gives you the tools to make an informed decision.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages (267-280) and index).
Table of contents: title: Heart and soul : understanding the brain and heart connection; title: Risk factors; title: The types of strokes; title: Warning signs; title: When stoke stikes; title: Right-hemisphere stroke; title: Left-hemisphere stroke; title: Different strokes; title: Diagnostic tools; title: Coming back : medication; title: Coming back : where should rehabilitation take place?; title: Coming back : the rehabilitation team; title: Coming back : physical therapy; title: Coming back : occupational, speech, and recreational therapy; title: Coming back : emotional issues; title: Family business; title: Family problems...and solutions; title: Epilogue : beyond stroke.