Title: Stroke and the Family
Description: What is a stroke? -- Finding the cause of a stroke -- Stroke prevention -- How the brain works -- Medical complications after a stroke -- Recovery and rehabilitaion -- Stroke in the young and the old -- Impact on marriage and relationships -- Impact on children and family -- Reutrn to work and leisure activities -- Weakness after stroke -- Loss of sensation or vision -- Problems with memory and thinking -- Emotional and personality changes -- Communication difficulties -- Swallowing difficulties -- Pain and muscle spasms -- Equipment and home environment -- Nontraditional treatments -- Understanding clinical research.
Subjects: Cerebrovascular Accident, Cerebrovascular disease, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Patients, Family Relations, Family relationships, Popular Works, Heart, diseases, patients, Stroke