Health Reference Series: Stroke Sourcebook
Health Reference Series: Stroke Sourcebook
Editor: Hayes, Kevin
Publication Year: 2020
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.
Single-User Purchase Price:
$95.00

Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$142.50
ISBN: 978-1-78785-798-8
Category: Health & Medicine - Medicine
Image Count:
5
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Stroke Sourcebook, Fifth Edition provides detailed information about stroke, its causes, and types such as Ischemic, hemorrhagic and recurrent stroke.
This book is found in the following Credo Collections:
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part 1. Introduction to Stroke and Its Types
- Chapter 1—Brain and the Stroke
- Chapter 2—Stroke Symptoms and What You Should Do If Someone Has Them
- Chapter 3—Nonmodifiable Risk Factors for Stroke
- Chapter 4—Stroke in Children
- Chapter 5—Women and Stroke
- Chapter 6—Men and Stroke
- Chapter 7—Statistics of Stroke in Older Adults
- Chapter 8—Racial and Ethnic Stroke Disparities
- Chapter 9—Geography and Stroke: The Stroke Belt
- Chapter 10—Statistics on Stroke in the United States
- Chapter 11—Types of Stroke
- Chapter 12—Recurrent Stroke
- Chapter 13—Preventing Stroke Deaths
- Part 2. Stroke Risk Factors and Prevention
- Chapter 14—Your Stroke Risk Profile
- Chapter 15—Modifiable Risk Factors for Stroke
- Chapter 16—Other Conditions That Increase Stroke Risk
- Chapter 17—Stroke Prevention
- Part 3. Diagnosis and Treatment of Stroke
- Chapter 18—Emergency Medical Services: The First Line of Defense
- Chapter 19—After a Stroke: The First 24 Hours
- Chapter 20—Working with a Neurologist
- Chapter 21—How a Stroke Is Diagnosed
- Chapter 22—Neurological Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
- Chapter 23—Medications Used to Treat Stroke
- Chapter 24—Surgical Interventions for Stroke Prevention
- Chapter 25—Advances in Stroke Care and Research
- Part 4. Poststroke Complications and Rehabilitation
- Chapter 26—Early Complications of Stroke
- Chapter 27—Functional Impairments and Disabilities Following Poststroke Complications
- Chapter 28—Poststroke Mood and Emotional Changes
- Chapter 29—What Is Poststroke Rehabilitation?
- Chapter 30—Rehabilitation of Motor Function
- Chapter 31—Management of Poststroke Cognitive Impairment
- Chapter 32—Mental-Health Rehabilitation after Stroke
- Chapter 33—Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Team
- Chapter 34—Rehabilitation Facilities
- Chapter 35—Boosting Education for Stroke Survivors and Their Caregivers
- Part 5. Life after Stroke
- Chapter 36—Stroke Recovery: A Caregiver Guide
- Chapter 37—Reconstructing Everyday Life
- Chapter 38—Living at Home after Stroke
- Chapter 39—Self-Care for Family Caregivers
- Chapter 40—Respite Care and Stroke Support
- Chapter 41—Managing Financial and Legal Issues
- Chapter 42—End-of-Life Care after Stroke
- Part 6. Clinical Trials and Research on Stroke
- Chapter 43—Clinical Trials on Stroke
- Chapter 44—Research on Stroke
- Part 7. Additional Help and Information
- Chapter 45—Glossary of Terms Related to Stroke
- Chapter 46—Directory of Organizations That Help Stroke Patients and Their Families