Life After Stroke: The Guide to Recovering Your Health and Preventing Another Stroke (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) - Hardcover

Stein MD, Joel; Silver MD, Julie K.; Frates MD, Elizabeth Pegg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801883636 ISBN 13: 9780801883637

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006

Synopsis

In this compassionate guide, three expert physicians who treat people with stroke describe how to navigate the path to recovery. Their practical advice on treatment, rehabilitation, and lifestyle changes is also designed to help prevent another stroke.

Drs. Stein, Silver, and Frates begin by explaining how stroke occurs and what happens when different parts of the brain are injured. They describe diagnostic tools such as CT scans and MRIs as well as medications used to prevent and treat stroke, and they explain in detail how stroke survivors can heal optimally. They also set out plans to help survivors reduce the risk of another stroke, including the Stroke Savvy Exercise Plan and Stroke Savvy Diet Plan.

Relating patients' experiences and bringing readers up to date on promising new treatments, Life After Stroke offers hope to stroke survivors and their families.

About this title

About the Author:

Joel Stein, M.D., is the chief medical officer at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. Julie Silver, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. She is also a medical director at the Spaulding-Framingham outpatient center. Elizabeth Pegg Frates, M.D., is a clinical instructor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School.

Review:

"Clear, concise and a joy to read because it's easy to understand. More importantly, it could save your life."

(Mary Beth Regan Baltimore Sun)

"The book explains the importance of understanding the differences among strokes, and offers advice on treatment, rehabilitation, and lifestyle changes that will help prevent a reoccurrence."

(Susan Chaityn Lebovits Boston Globe)

"Designed to help readers understand what causes stroke and how it impacts survivors and their families."

(M.D. News)

"Case history experiences blend with tips and discussions and of the latest and possibly forthcoming new treatments, offering families and survivors a positive survey."

(Midwest Book Review)

"Compassionate guide."

(Stroke Connection Magazine)

"An excellent resource for people with stroke, their loved ones, and any one interested in stroke recovery and prevention."

(Forence A. Denby, MS Doody's Review Service (3 stars))

"A book about strokes might seem tiresome, but Life After Stroke has a heart and soul of its own... an excellent tool for nurses who work with stroke patients."

(Terry Ratner, RN, MFA Nursing Spectrum)

"Very readable and engaging... a good reference source for nonprofessionals"

(Victor A. Colotla PsycCRITIQUES)

"Unique in its focus."

(The Sharon Advocate)

"Clear, concise, and a joy to read because it's easy to understand. More importantly, it could save your life."

(Mary Beth Regan The Sun Archive)

About this edition

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0801883636
• ISBN 13: 9780801883637
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360