Life After Stroke: The Guide to Recovering Your Health and Preventing Another Stroke

by Julie K. Silver, Joel Stein, Elizabeth Pegg Frates

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801883644
• ISBN13: 9780801883644
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Great book

What a great book! Easy to read and understand....very informative and jam packed with great info on how to avoid a stroke and live a healthy life!! Even if you've never had a stroke, this book is worthwhile.