02611nam a22003974a 4500 EBC289786 MiAaPQ 20250821101703.0 m o d | cr cnu|||||||| 050809s2006 nyua ob 001 0 eng 9781934559420 (electronic bk.) 9781932603149 (print) (MiAaPQ)EBC289786 (Au-PeEL)EBL289786 (CaPaEBR)ebr10130864 (CaONFJC)MIL197494 (OCoLC)560123397 MiAaPQ eng rda pn MiAaPQ MiAaPQ RC388.5 .C3297 2006 616.8/1 22 Caplan, Louis R. 124255 Stroke [electronic resource] / Louis R. Caplan. New York : Demos ; Saint Paul, MN : AAN Press, American Academy of Neurology, c2006. xvii, 233 p. : ill. American Academy of Neurology Press quality of life guides Includes bibliographical references (p. 217) and index. Introduction: Why is stroke so important? -- What is a stroke? What are the causes? What are the different kinds of stroke? -- What are the medical conditions that cause the blood vessel and heart damage that lead to stroke? -- How can strokes be prevented? What are the risk factors for stroke and how can they be reduced? -- What is the appearance of the brain and how does it work? -- What are the arteries and veins that supply the brain? -- What are the different symptoms of stroke? What abnormalities do doctors look for and find in stroke patients? -- How can doctors tell what caused a stroke? What tests are used to evaluate individuals who may have had a stroke? -- What treatments are available? -- What are the complications of stroke? -- What are some of the dysfunctions, disabilities, and handicaps that remain after a stroke? -- How does recovery from stroke occur? How can recovery be improved? What is rehabilitation? Where is it performed and by whom? -- How does one person's stroke affect others? -- What does the future hold? What research is being pursued? Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. Cerebrovascular disease Popular works. 124256 Electronic books. 35142 ProQuest (Firm) 124257 ProQuest (Firm) AAN Press quality of life guide. 124258 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kuct-ebooks/detail.action?docID=289786 Click to View 235780 235780