Navigating the Complexities of Stroke

2. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-0-19-777076-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 210 mm

Strokes affect thousands of lives every year, yet survival and recovery are possible with the right knowledge and support.

Navigating the Complexities of Stroke is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide for anyone touched by stroke: patients, families, caregivers, and those working to reduce their risk. It explains what strokes are, why they happen, and how they can be prevented, treated, and managed, without overwhelming medical jargon.

This fully updated second edition covers the types of strokes and their symptoms, the risk factors and medical conditions that increase vulnerability, and the urgent steps needed for emergency care and rapid response. It also explores treatment options, rehabilitation strategies, and recovery planning in detail. Written by two leading neurologists, the book delves into the anatomy of the brain and its blood supply, helping readers understand why symptoms differ and what they mean. Special sections address strokes in children and young adults (often overlooked in traditional resources) and examine stroke as a global health challenge.

Drawing on real-life patient stories, this edition illustrates both the struggles and triumphs of recovery, while highlighting the emotional and social impact on survivors, families, and communities. Combining expert insight with practical advice, Navigating the Complexities of Stroke empowers readers to reduce risk, respond effectively in a crisis, and approach the long road to recovery with confidence and hope.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Caplan, Louis R.

Lioutas, Vasileios-Arsenio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Part I Definition of Stroke and Types of Strokes

- Introduction

- Chapter 1 What Is a Stroke?

- Chapter 2 Ischemic Stroke

- Chapter 3 Hemorrhagic Stroke

- Part II Stroke-related Medical Care

- Chapter 4 Urgent Care for Possible Stroke: Evaluation

- Chapter 5 Treatment of Acute Stroke

- Chapter 6 Risk Factors for Stroke and Their Management

- Part III Basic Information About the Brain and Its Blood Supply and Symptoms of Stroke

- Chapter 7 What Does the Brain Look Like and How Does It Work?

- Chapter 8 How Does the Body Bring Blood to the Brain? The Anatomy of the Heart and Brain-Supplying Blood Vessels

- Chapter 9 Symptoms in Patients Who Have Had a Stroke

- Chapter 10 What Medical Conditions Predispose to Strokes?

- Chapter 11 Complications in Patients Who Have Had a Stroke

- Chapter 12 Strokes and Cerebrovascular Conditions in the Young

- Part IV Recovery and Aftereffects of Strokes

- Chapter 13 What to Expect After a Stroke

- Chapter 14 Recovery and Rehabilitation

- Part V Stroke as an Important Global, Federal, and Family Condition

- Chapter 15 Societal and Global Impact of Stroke

- Chapter 16 How Does One Person's Stroke Affect Others?

Über Autor(innen)

Louis R. Caplan is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, a senior member of the Division of Cerebrovascular Disease at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, and the founder of the Harvard Stroke Registry. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maryland Medical School in 1962. Caplan is also the author or editor of 52 books including The Effective Clinical Neurologist (2010) and Stroke, 2nd edition (2016), and more than 700 journal articles.

Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas is Assistant Professor at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston and serves as Assistant Director of the Vascular Neurology Fellowship. He attended Medical School at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine before completing his Neurology residency at Boston University Medical Center, and his subspecialty training in Vascular Neurology at Harvard Medical School. Lioutas is Board Certified in Neurology, Vascular Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and

Neurology), and Neurosonology (American Society of Neuroimaging). He has published more than 50 articles and co-edited Stroke, 2nd edition (2016).