Full Description
Diseases have a history, and understanding that history helps us understand how best to treat and control disease today. Today's students are confronted with a panoply of often-frightening illnesses and afflictions - the Biographies of Disease series provides students with the information that they need to understand the origin of various maladies, how they impact contemporary society, and how doctors and researchers from around the world are fighting to devise treatments to alleviate or cure these diseases. This volume, Stroke, covers a common affliction that comes in many different forms, which can be fatal or leave the patient disabled, and which strikes a surprising number of younger people.
Contents
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Series Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction: what is a stroke?
Chapter 2 Pathophysiology and risk factors
Chapter 3 Symptoms of stroke
Chapter 4 Diagnosis of stroke
Chapter 5 General treatment of stroke
Chapter 6 Treatment of ischemic stroke
Chapter 7 Treatment of hemorrhagic stroke
Chapter 8 Long term outcomes
Chapter 9 Primary stroke prevention
Chapter 10 TIA: a golden opportunity
Chapter 11 New horizons in stroke research
Glossary
Timeline
Bibliography
