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• Title:Stroke and the family : a new guide / Joel Stein.
  
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• Author/Creator:Stein, Joel, 1961-
  
• Published/Created:Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WL355 .S743 2004
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Cerebrovascular disease--Patients--Family relationships.
  
• Medical Subjects: Stroke--Popular Works.
  Cerebrovascular Disorders--Popular Works.
  Family Relations--Popular Works.
  
• Description:272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  
• Series:Harvard University Press family health guides.
  
• 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.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0674015134 (cloth : alk. paper)
  9780674015135 (cloth : alk. paper)
  067401667X (pbk. : alk. paper)
  9780674016675 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  
• 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.