Stroke

Richard I Lindley (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2008
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-921272-9 (ISBN)

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Stroke is the third most common cause of death and a major cause of disability in many countries, but most strokes are preventable. Stroke: The Facts contains all information the reader needs to understand why strokes occur and how to prevent future strokes. For those living with stroke, common problems and solutions are explored.

Stroke is a common cause of disability and the third commonest cause of death but it fails to attract much public attention. This book seeks to redress the balance by describing who is at the most risk of stroke and why. Anyone can have a stroke, but why is it mainly a disease of older age? Why do babies and children get strokes? What should we do for suspected stroke? How should stroke be treated and perhaps more importantly, how can we all make changes to our lives to prevent this happening to ourselves and our family. This guide features all the facts you need to understand why strokes occur and how to prevent strokes in the future. For those living with strokes the author looks at the most common problems and provides the most reliable solutions. This book will be of great interest to those who have had a stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack, and for those who worry about having a stroke.

Professor Lindley developed his interest in stroke medicine whilst working as a registrar in Geriatric Medicine in Newcastle upon Tyne. He then spent 3 years working with the Edinburgh Stroke Group and was also the research fellow for the first International Stroke Trial. In 2003 he was appointed to establish a new academic unit for Geriatric Medicine in Sydney, Australia where he continues his research into stroke and Geriatric Medicine.

1. What is stroke? ; 2. How common is stroke? ; 3. Who gets strokes? ; 4. The causes of stroke ; 5. What can be done for people who have a stroke? ; 6. Rehabilitation after stroke ; 7. Living after stroke ; 8. How do you prevent stroke?

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.4.2008
Reihe/Serie	the facts
Zusatzinfo	6 black and white line drawings, 12 black and white halftones
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	156 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
ISBN-10	0-19-921272-4 / 0199212724
ISBN-13	978-0-19-921272-9 / 9780199212729
Zustand	Neuware