Stroke diaries : a guide for survivors and their families /

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Author / Creator:Williams, Olajide.
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description:1 online resource (xxii, 141 pages : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11212479
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ISBN:9780199745487
019974548X
9780199740260
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Blending highly personal and moving stories with crystal clear medical commentary based on first-hand clinical experience, Dr. Olajide Williams demystifies this potentially devastating illness and provides a roadmap to recovery. Indeed, Dr. Williams shows that the majority of strokes are not only preventable, but also treatable. Through compelling stories of patients, survivors and caregivers, woven together by easy-to-understand medical explanations, Dr. Williams provides practical tips on preventing strokes with specific lifestyle prescriptions, on recognizing the different forms of strokes, on managing symptoms after stroke, and on overcoming the psychological burden of stroke. He also reviews the new clot-busting treatments, which have dramatically improved the recovery rate of stroke victims. Combining cutting-edge medicine with the gripping stories of patients, survivors, family members, and physician, Stroke Diaries strikes a blow against the current public health crisis in stroke.
Other form:Print version: Williams, Olajide. Stroke diaries. New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780199740260