Stroke: Books & eBooks

An up-to-date guide for survivors of spinal cord injury, stroke, and traumatic brain injury written by a doctor and spinal cord injury survivor who's been there. Offers comprehensive, reassuring guidance for every concern: how to deal with grief and trauma in the aftermath of an accident or injury; what adaptive devices -- for bathing, dining, mobility, and more -- will improve quality of life; and how to prevent and treat secondary health problems of every kind, such as heart, skin, and bladder troubles.

On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven- year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. It would take her eight years to fully recover. For Taylor, her stroke was a blessing and a revelation. It taught her that by "stepping to the right" of our left brains, we can uncover feelings of well-being that are often sidelined by "brain chatter." She provides a valuable recovery guide for those touched by brain injury and an inspiring testimony that inner peace is accessible to anyone.

Reliable, up-to-date information on basic mechanisms, physiology, pathophysiology, and medical issues related to brain vasculature.

Provides a holistic approach to the care of patients with transient ischemic attacks (TIA) and stroke. Covers the wide range of knowledge and skills needed to tackle problems that may lead up to or result from from a stroke, and follows the course of a patient's 'journey' from diagnosis to life at home, incorporating recent changes in the field of stroke medicine, including the latest clinical trials.

A comprehensive, evidence-based stroke rehabilitation resource for occupational therapists.

Provides simple-to-follow instructions for reaching the highest possible level of stroke recovery. Stresses repetition of task-specific practice, proper scheduling of practice, setting goals, and measuring progress to achieve optimal results. Breaks down the science and gives survivors evidence-based tools to retrain the brain and take charge of recovery.

Guides readers through the complexity of stroke pathogenesis, from the molecular basis to the most recent advances in terms of pathophysiological cascade leading to cell death.

Contains practical tips and support to help people cope with the lifestyle changes that come in the wake of a stroke.

Covers all elements of stroke care, including: emergent evaluation of the suspected stroke patient, clinical signs and symptoms of stroke, mechanisms of ischemic stroke, neuroimaging, cardiac-based evaluation, thrombolytic therapy, endovascular therapy, critical care management, rehabilitation, cardiac arrhythmias, and structural heart disease.

Details evidence-based medical, interventional, and neurosurgical treatment of ischemic stroke, from symptom manifestation to interventions in the ER, OR, and NICU.

The go-to resource for managing a full spectrum of clinical scenarios in acute ischemic stroke. Leverages current knowledge and decades of experience in acute stroke treatment and device innovations to familiarize clinicians at various career stages with a wide repertoire of techniques available in the neurointerventional suite.