100 Questions & Answers About Stroke: A Lahey Clinic Guide: A Lahey Clinic GuideThere are 750,000 strokes in the United States each year. Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient or a loved one of someone who has suffered from a stroke, this book offers help. The only text to provide both the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Stroke: A Lahey Clinic Guide provides authoritative, practical answers to the most common questions asked by patients and their loved ones. Written by an expert in the field, this clearly-written book is a complete guide to causes, treatments, and much more. Including actual patient commentary, 100 Questions & Answers About Stroke is an invaluable resource. |
Contents
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Types of Strokes | 19 |
Cardiac Causes for Stroke | 25 |
Strokes From the Carotid and Vertebral Arteries | 35 |
Clotting Abnormalities as a Cause for Strokes | 55 |
Hemorrhagic Stroke | 63 |
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage | 77 |
Medical Treatment of Ischemic Strokes | 113 |
Complications from Stroke | 133 |
Cardiac Arrest and Brain Injury | 147 |
Risk Factors | 151 |
Recovery and Rehabilitation | 159 |
Closing Remarks | 169 |
Resources | 171 |
Glossary | 173 |
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