Navigating the complexities of stroke [[electronic resource]] / Louis R. Caplan |
Autore | Caplan Louis R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England, : Oxford University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.8/1 |
Collana | Neurology Now Books |
Soggetto topico | Cerebrovascular disease |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-936117-7
0-19-994611-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; About the AAN's Neurology Now[Sup(TM)] Book Series; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction: Why Is Stroke So Important?; Effect of Strokes on Individuals; The Complexity of Stroke; Numbers; Strokes in History; The Plan of This Stroke Primer; 2. What Does the Brain Look Like and How Does It Work?; The Appearance of the Brain; Brain Functions; 3. How Does the Body Bring Blood to the Brain? The Anatomy of the Heart and Brain-Supplying Blood Vessels; The Heart; The Aorta and Its Main Brain-Supplying Branches; Arteries within the Neck; Arteries within the Skull; Veins
4. What Is a Stroke? What Are the Different Kinds of Stroke?What Is a Stroke?; What Are the Different Types of Strokes?; 5. What Are the Medical Conditions That Cause Strokes?; Blood Vessels; Blood Vessel Abnormalities That Cause Brain Ischemia and Infarction; Conditions That Cause Brain and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; 6. Strokes and Cerebrovascular Conditions in the Young; Newborns and Infants; Children and Adolescents; Young Adults (20-40 Years); 7. What Are the Different Symptoms of Stroke? What Abnormalities Do Doctors Look for and Find in Stroke Patients? Symptoms Due to Loss of Brain FunctionSleepiness, Lethargy, Stupor, and Coma; Summing up the Symptoms to Locate the Part of the Brain Involved; Symptoms That Relate to Stroke Cause; What Findings Do Doctors Look for in Patients Suspected of Having a Stroke?; 8. What Are the Risk Factors for Stroke and How Can They Be Reduced?; Transient Ischemic Attacks; Early Knowledge of Risk Factors Is the Key to Prevention; Medical Risk Factors; Behavior and Lifestyle; 9. How Can Doctors Tell What Caused the Stroke? What Tests Are Used to Evaluate Individuals Who May Have Had a Stroke? History of the Events and SymptomsThe Physical Examination; Radiology and Other Laboratory Testing; Brain Imaging; Making Images of the Blood Vessels and Determining Blood Flow; Heart Tests; Studying the Electrical Activity of the Brain; Blood Tests; 10. What Treatments Are Available to Treat Acute Stroke Patients?; Acute Brain Ischemia; Treating Acute Hemorrhage Within or Around the Brain; Preventing Another Stroke; 11. Complications; Neurologic Complications; Medical Complications; Depression and Other Psychological Reactions 12. What Are Some of the Dysfunctions, Disabilities, and Handicaps That Remain after a Stroke?Motor Abnormalities; Sensory Abnormalities; Cognitive and Behavioral Abnormalities; Visual Abnormalities; Urinary, Bowel, and Sexual Dysfunctions; 13. How Does Recovery from Stroke Occur? How Can Recovery Be Improved? What Is Rehabilitation? Where Is It Performed and by Whom?; Recovery; Rehabilitation Hospitals and Wards; Outpatient Therapy; Rehabilitation and Exercising Can Be Overdone; 14. How Does One Person's Stroke Affect Others?; 15. What Does the Future Hold?; 16. Case Summaries 17. Planning for Your Future: Managing Your Personal Affairs |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452960303321 |
Caplan Louis R | ||
Oxford, England, : Oxford University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Navigating the complexities of stroke [[electronic resource]] / Louis R. Caplan |
Autore | Caplan Louis R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England, : Oxford University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.8/1 |
Collana | Neurology Now Books |
Soggetto topico | Cerebrovascular disease |
ISBN |
0-19-936117-7
0-19-994611-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; About the AAN's Neurology Now[Sup(TM)] Book Series; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction: Why Is Stroke So Important?; Effect of Strokes on Individuals; The Complexity of Stroke; Numbers; Strokes in History; The Plan of This Stroke Primer; 2. What Does the Brain Look Like and How Does It Work?; The Appearance of the Brain; Brain Functions; 3. How Does the Body Bring Blood to the Brain? The Anatomy of the Heart and Brain-Supplying Blood Vessels; The Heart; The Aorta and Its Main Brain-Supplying Branches; Arteries within the Neck; Arteries within the Skull; Veins
4. What Is a Stroke? What Are the Different Kinds of Stroke?What Is a Stroke?; What Are the Different Types of Strokes?; 5. What Are the Medical Conditions That Cause Strokes?; Blood Vessels; Blood Vessel Abnormalities That Cause Brain Ischemia and Infarction; Conditions That Cause Brain and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; 6. Strokes and Cerebrovascular Conditions in the Young; Newborns and Infants; Children and Adolescents; Young Adults (20-40 Years); 7. What Are the Different Symptoms of Stroke? What Abnormalities Do Doctors Look for and Find in Stroke Patients? Symptoms Due to Loss of Brain FunctionSleepiness, Lethargy, Stupor, and Coma; Summing up the Symptoms to Locate the Part of the Brain Involved; Symptoms That Relate to Stroke Cause; What Findings Do Doctors Look for in Patients Suspected of Having a Stroke?; 8. What Are the Risk Factors for Stroke and How Can They Be Reduced?; Transient Ischemic Attacks; Early Knowledge of Risk Factors Is the Key to Prevention; Medical Risk Factors; Behavior and Lifestyle; 9. How Can Doctors Tell What Caused the Stroke? What Tests Are Used to Evaluate Individuals Who May Have Had a Stroke? History of the Events and SymptomsThe Physical Examination; Radiology and Other Laboratory Testing; Brain Imaging; Making Images of the Blood Vessels and Determining Blood Flow; Heart Tests; Studying the Electrical Activity of the Brain; Blood Tests; 10. What Treatments Are Available to Treat Acute Stroke Patients?; Acute Brain Ischemia; Treating Acute Hemorrhage Within or Around the Brain; Preventing Another Stroke; 11. Complications; Neurologic Complications; Medical Complications; Depression and Other Psychological Reactions 12. What Are Some of the Dysfunctions, Disabilities, and Handicaps That Remain after a Stroke?Motor Abnormalities; Sensory Abnormalities; Cognitive and Behavioral Abnormalities; Visual Abnormalities; Urinary, Bowel, and Sexual Dysfunctions; 13. How Does Recovery from Stroke Occur? How Can Recovery Be Improved? What Is Rehabilitation? Where Is It Performed and by Whom?; Recovery; Rehabilitation Hospitals and Wards; Outpatient Therapy; Rehabilitation and Exercising Can Be Overdone; 14. How Does One Person's Stroke Affect Others?; 15. What Does the Future Hold?; 16. Case Summaries 17. Planning for Your Future: Managing Your Personal Affairs |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779706203321 |
Caplan Louis R | ||
Oxford, England, : Oxford University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Navigating the complexities of stroke / / Louis R. Caplan |
Autore | Caplan Louis R |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England, : Oxford University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.8/1 |
Collana | Neurology Now Books |
Soggetto topico | Cerebrovascular disease |
ISBN |
0-19-936117-7
0-19-994611-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; About the AAN's Neurology Now[Sup(TM)] Book Series; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction: Why Is Stroke So Important?; Effect of Strokes on Individuals; The Complexity of Stroke; Numbers; Strokes in History; The Plan of This Stroke Primer; 2. What Does the Brain Look Like and How Does It Work?; The Appearance of the Brain; Brain Functions; 3. How Does the Body Bring Blood to the Brain? The Anatomy of the Heart and Brain-Supplying Blood Vessels; The Heart; The Aorta and Its Main Brain-Supplying Branches; Arteries within the Neck; Arteries within the Skull; Veins
4. What Is a Stroke? What Are the Different Kinds of Stroke?What Is a Stroke?; What Are the Different Types of Strokes?; 5. What Are the Medical Conditions That Cause Strokes?; Blood Vessels; Blood Vessel Abnormalities That Cause Brain Ischemia and Infarction; Conditions That Cause Brain and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; 6. Strokes and Cerebrovascular Conditions in the Young; Newborns and Infants; Children and Adolescents; Young Adults (20-40 Years); 7. What Are the Different Symptoms of Stroke? What Abnormalities Do Doctors Look for and Find in Stroke Patients? Symptoms Due to Loss of Brain FunctionSleepiness, Lethargy, Stupor, and Coma; Summing up the Symptoms to Locate the Part of the Brain Involved; Symptoms That Relate to Stroke Cause; What Findings Do Doctors Look for in Patients Suspected of Having a Stroke?; 8. What Are the Risk Factors for Stroke and How Can They Be Reduced?; Transient Ischemic Attacks; Early Knowledge of Risk Factors Is the Key to Prevention; Medical Risk Factors; Behavior and Lifestyle; 9. How Can Doctors Tell What Caused the Stroke? What Tests Are Used to Evaluate Individuals Who May Have Had a Stroke? History of the Events and SymptomsThe Physical Examination; Radiology and Other Laboratory Testing; Brain Imaging; Making Images of the Blood Vessels and Determining Blood Flow; Heart Tests; Studying the Electrical Activity of the Brain; Blood Tests; 10. What Treatments Are Available to Treat Acute Stroke Patients?; Acute Brain Ischemia; Treating Acute Hemorrhage Within or Around the Brain; Preventing Another Stroke; 11. Complications; Neurologic Complications; Medical Complications; Depression and Other Psychological Reactions 12. What Are Some of the Dysfunctions, Disabilities, and Handicaps That Remain after a Stroke?Motor Abnormalities; Sensory Abnormalities; Cognitive and Behavioral Abnormalities; Visual Abnormalities; Urinary, Bowel, and Sexual Dysfunctions; 13. How Does Recovery from Stroke Occur? How Can Recovery Be Improved? What Is Rehabilitation? Where Is It Performed and by Whom?; Recovery; Rehabilitation Hospitals and Wards; Outpatient Therapy; Rehabilitation and Exercising Can Be Overdone; 14. How Does One Person's Stroke Affect Others?; 15. What Does the Future Hold?; 16. Case Summaries 17. Planning for Your Future: Managing Your Personal Affairs |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825387203321 |
Caplan Louis R | ||
Oxford, England, : Oxford University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stroke [[electronic resource] /] / Louis R. Caplan |
Autore | Caplan Louis R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Demos |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.8/1 |
Collana | American Academy of Neurology Press quality of life guides |
Soggetto topico | Cerebrovascular disease |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-97494-3
9786611974947 1-934559-42-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Why is stroke so important? -- What is a stroke? What are the causes? What are the different kinds of stroke? -- What are the medical conditions that cause the blood vessel and heart damage that lead to stroke? -- How can strokes be prevented? What are the risk factors for stroke and how can they be reduced? -- What is the appearance of the brain and how does it work? -- What are the arteries and veins that supply the brain? -- What are the different symptoms of stroke? What abnormalities do doctors look for and find in stroke patients? -- How can doctors tell what caused a stroke? What tests are used to evaluate individuals who may have had a stroke? -- What treatments are available? -- What are the complications of stroke? -- What are some of the dysfunctions, disabilities, and handicaps that remain after a stroke? -- How does recovery from stroke occur? How can recovery be improved? What is rehabilitation? Where is it performed and by whom? -- How does one person's stroke affect others? -- What does the future hold? What research is being pursued? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450409403321 |
Caplan Louis R | ||
New York, : Demos | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stroke [[electronic resource] /] / Louis R. Caplan |
Autore | Caplan Louis R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Demos |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.8/1 |
Collana | American Academy of Neurology Press quality of life guides |
Soggetto topico | Cerebrovascular disease |
ISBN |
1-281-97494-3
9786611974947 1-934559-42-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Why is stroke so important? -- What is a stroke? What are the causes? What are the different kinds of stroke? -- What are the medical conditions that cause the blood vessel and heart damage that lead to stroke? -- How can strokes be prevented? What are the risk factors for stroke and how can they be reduced? -- What is the appearance of the brain and how does it work? -- What are the arteries and veins that supply the brain? -- What are the different symptoms of stroke? What abnormalities do doctors look for and find in stroke patients? -- How can doctors tell what caused a stroke? What tests are used to evaluate individuals who may have had a stroke? -- What treatments are available? -- What are the complications of stroke? -- What are some of the dysfunctions, disabilities, and handicaps that remain after a stroke? -- How does recovery from stroke occur? How can recovery be improved? What is rehabilitation? Where is it performed and by whom? -- How does one person's stroke affect others? -- What does the future hold? What research is being pursued? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910658123003321 |
Caplan Louis R | ||
New York, : Demos | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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