Stroke and the family :
Stein, Joel, M.D.
Stroke and the family : a new guide / Joel Stein. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004. - 272 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - The Harvard University Press family health guides .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is a stroke? -- Finding the cause of a stroke -- Stroke prevention -- How the brain works -- Medical complications after a stroke -- Recovery and rehabilitation -- Stroke in the young and the old -- Impact on marriage and relationships -- Impact on children and family -- Reutrn to work and leisure activities -- Weakness after stroke -- Loss of sensation or vision -- Problems with memory and thinking -- Emotional and personality changes -- Communication difficulties -- Swallowing difficulties -- Pain and muscle spasms -- Equipment and home environment -- Nontraditional treatments -- Understanding clinical research.
0674015134 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780674015135 (cloth : alk. paper) 067401667X (pbk. : alk. paper) 0674015134
2004052291
GBA457757 bnb
Cerebrovascular disease--Patients--Family relationships.
Cerebrovascular Accident--Popular Works.
Cerebrovascular Disorders--Popular Works.
Family Relations--Popular Works.
RC388.5 / .S785 2004
362.196 81/ / STE
Stroke and the family : a new guide / Joel Stein. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004. - 272 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - The Harvard University Press family health guides .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is a stroke? -- Finding the cause of a stroke -- Stroke prevention -- How the brain works -- Medical complications after a stroke -- Recovery and rehabilitation -- Stroke in the young and the old -- Impact on marriage and relationships -- Impact on children and family -- Reutrn to work and leisure activities -- Weakness after stroke -- Loss of sensation or vision -- Problems with memory and thinking -- Emotional and personality changes -- Communication difficulties -- Swallowing difficulties -- Pain and muscle spasms -- Equipment and home environment -- Nontraditional treatments -- Understanding clinical research.
0674015134 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780674015135 (cloth : alk. paper) 067401667X (pbk. : alk. paper) 0674015134
2004052291
GBA457757 bnb
Cerebrovascular disease--Patients--Family relationships.
Cerebrovascular Accident--Popular Works.
Cerebrovascular Disorders--Popular Works.
Family Relations--Popular Works.
RC388.5 / .S785 2004
362.196 81/ / STE