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

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

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 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801883637
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	05/22/2006
Series:	A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

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.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Part I: Understanding Stroke
Chapter 1. Understanding Stroke and Its Consequences
Chapter 2. How Strokes Affect Our Brains and Bodies
Chapter 3. Tests Your Doctor May Order
Part II: Stroke Recovery
Chapter 4. Minimizing Early Post-Stroke Disability and Complications
Chapter 5. Maximizing Recovery from a Stroke
Chapter 6. Post-Stroke Medical and Social Issues
Part III: Preventing Stroke: Medical Issues
Chapter 7. Risk Factors for Having a Stroke: An Introduction
Chapter 8. Heart and Blood Vessel Conditions and Stroke
Chapter 9. High Blood Pressure and Stroke
Chapter 10. Diabetes and Stroke
Chapter 11. Other Causes of Stroke
Chapter 12. Genetics and Stroke
Chapter 13. Medications That Help Prevent Stroke
Chapter 14. When Surgery Is an Option
Part IV: Preventing Stroke: Lifestyle Issues
Chapter 15. Diet and Stroke
Chapter 16. Exercise and Stroke
Chapter 17. How Smoking, Alcohol, and Illegal Drugs Affect Stroke Risk
Part V: Looking to the Future
Chapter 18. Research on the Horizon
Chapter 19. Prevent Another Stroke by Taking Charge
Resources
Notes
Index

What People are Saying About This

Robert J. Wityk

This book may help you navigate the sometimes confusing corridors of medicine to empower you to take control of your health or that of your loved one. Read it and learn, and then discuss it with your physician. Between your involved interest, what you discover here, and your doctor's expertise, your or your loved one's recovery lies in very good hands indeed.

From the Publisher

This book may help you navigate the sometimes confusing corridors of medicine to empower you to take control of your health or that of your loved one. Read it and learn, and then discuss it with your physician. Between your involved interest, what you discover here, and your doctor's expertise, your or your loved one's recovery lies in very good hands indeed.
—Robert J. Wityk, M.D., from the foreword

Editorial Reviews

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.

Boston Globe - Susan Chaityn Lebovits

An invaluable resource for survivors and their families.

AAP Newsletter

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

M.D. News

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

PsycCRITIQUES - Victor A. Colotla

Unique in its focus.

The Sharon Advocate

"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."

Nursing Spectrum - Terry Ratner

"Compassionate guide."

Stroke Connection Magazine

"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

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

Baltimore Sun - Mary Beth Regan

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

An invaluable resource for survivors and their families.
—AAP Newsletter

From the Publisher

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

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

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