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Jonathan A. Edlow
ISBN: 0-313-34241-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34241-7
184 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 5/30/2008
List Price: $45.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Biographies of Disease
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.

 Title Features:
Stroke examines all aspects of this affliction, including:
  • The definition of a stroke, and the history of the disease, including a discussion of the famous people who have suffered strokes, such as the linebacker Tedi Bruschi.
  • How a stroke is diagnosed, using vital signs and brain imaging
  • Who is most at risk, with a discussion of the impact of factors such as age, smoking, and cholesterol
  • Prevention and treatment of serious strokes, including medication and surgery
  • The long-term impact of serious strokes on patients, their families, and society as a whole The volume includes a glossary of important terms and a bibliography of accessible works that discuss the disease.
Table of 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
About the Author: Jonathan A. Edlow is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and attending physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He is the author of Bullseye: Unraveling the Medical Mystery of Lyme Disease (2004).
PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf
Greenwood Spring Reference 2008.pdf
Greenwood Science and Health 2008.pdf
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference 2009.pdf
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