The Stroke Recovery Book: A Guide for Patients and Families - Softcover

Burkman, Kip

 
9781886039308: The Stroke Recovery Book: A Guide for Patients and Families
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1886039305 ISBN 13: 9781886039308
Verlag: Addicus Books, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Are You Recovering from a Stroke?
 
If you or someone you love has had a stroke, you are probably frightened and worried. And, you’re filled with questions. What can be expected in recovery? How much rehabilitation will be needed?
 
No health professional can predict the exact outcome of a stroke. Still, research shows that patients tend to do better when they have supportive families and friends. Learning the basics about stroke and rehabilitation can help families provide a stronger support system as well as reduce their fears of the unknown.
 
Author Kip Burkman, M.D., is a rehabilitation physician who has worked with thousands of stroke patients and families. He understands what families go through when a loved one has a stroke, and he offers answers to many of your questions.
 
Among the topics Dr. Burkman covers:
 
?  How strokes occur?what happens in the brain
?  Major types of strokes and effects
?  Cognitive changes?personality, emotions, intellect, behavior
?  Speech and language impairments
?  Weakness in limbs
?  Swallowing problems
?  Recover and rehabilitation?what to expect
?  Stroke prevention?reducing your risk of stroke
 
A quick reference book to help you cope with the effects of stroke!

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Kip Burkman Burkman, MD, is medical director of rehabilitation at the Rusk Rehabilitation Center in Columbia, Missouri. He is also the director of the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitaion Program and the Rehabilitation Center Outpatient Program.

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Verlag
Addicus Books
Erscheinungsdatum
1998
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1886039305
ISBN 13 
9781886039308
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
72
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