Stroke and the Family

A New Guide

Joel Stein M.D. (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2004
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-01667-5 (ISBN)

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A young woman suffers a stroke; she rebuilds her career and personal life, but not before her marriage falls apart. An eighty-year-old man dies unexpectedly of stroke, leaving his grown sons to wonder whether they are genetically predisposed to stroke. A recently retired woman confronts her future with a husband suddenly disabled by stroke. How can she help her husband? Will he ever recover? How will she cope with her own emotional stress?

In Stroke and the Family: A New Guide, Joel Stein shows the many faces of stroke and the people it strikes. To the family just beginning to cope with the aftermath of a stroke, the diagnostic tests, drug regimens, rehabilitation strategies, and varied prognoses can be completely bewildering. Because stroke can affect memory, speech, and movement, the impact on everyday routines and close relationships can be especially intense. Stein has produced a book that allows general readers and nonphysicians working with stroke survivors to make sense of the confusing variety of diagnoses and treatment options, and goes on to explore challenges the recovering stroke patient and the recovering family will face during a long recuperation with an uncertain outcome. Stroke and the Family offers up-to-date information and places the current research findings in context.

Introduction 1. What Is a Stroke? 2. Finding the Cause of a Stroke 3. Stroke Prevention 4. How the Brain Works 5. Medical Complications after Stroke 6. Recovery and Rehabilitation 7. Stroke in the Young and the Old 8. Impact on Marriage and Relationships 9. Impact on Children and Family 10. Return to Work and Leisure Activities 11. Weakness after Stroke 12. Loss of Sensation or Vision 13. Problems with Memory and Thinking 14. Emotional and Personality Changes 15. Communication Difficulties 16. Swallowing Difficulties 17. Pain and Muscle Spasms 18. Equipment and Home Environment 19. Nontraditional Treatments 20. Understanding Clinical Research Appendix: Resources and Information Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.11.2004
Reihe/Serie	The Harvard University Press Family Health Guides
Zusatzinfo	5 halftones, 14 line illustrations
Verlagsort	Cambridge, Mass
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	0-674-01667-X / 067401667X
ISBN-13	978-0-674-01667-5 / 9780674016675
Zustand	Neuware