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Stroke and the family : a new guide / Joel Stein.
- Title
- Stroke and the family : a new guide / Joel Stein.
- Author
- Stein, Joel.
- Publication
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | RC388.5 .S785 2004 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 272 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- What is a stroke? -- Finding the cause of a stroke -- Stroke prevention -- How the brain works -- Medical complications after a stroke -- Recovery and rehabilitaion -- 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.
- Series Statement
- Harvard University Press family health guides
- Uniform Title
- Harvard University Press family health guides.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Popular Work
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 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.
- ISBN
- 0674015134 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 067401667X (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2004052291
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library