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v Contents About the AAN Press Quality of Life Guides Foreword Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D. Preface Chapter 1 Introduction: Why is stroke so important? Chapter 2 What is a stroke? What are the causes? What are the different kinds of stroke? Chapter 3 What are the medical conditions capable of causing the blood vessel and heart damage that leads to stroke? Chapter 4 How can strokes be prevented? What are the risk factors for stroke and how can they be reduced? Chapter 5 What is the appearance of the brain and how does it work? Chapter 6 What are the arteries and veins that supply the brain? Chapter 7 What are the different symptoms of stroke? What abnormalities do doctors look for and find in stroke patients? Chapter 8 How can doctors tell what caused a stroke? What tests are used to evaluate individuals who may have had a stroke? vi Chapter 9 What treatments are available? Chapter 10 What are the complications of stroke? Chapter 11 What are some of the dysfunctions, disabilities, and handicaps that remain after a stroke? Chapter 12 How does recovery from stroke occur? How can recovery be improved? What is rehabilitation? Where is it performed and by whom? Chapter 13 How does one person's stroke affect others? Chapter 14 What does the future hold? What research is being pursued? APPENDICES Appendix A: Review of Four Patients Appendix B: Tips for Stroke Heros and Those Who Care For Them by Cleo Hutton, L.P.N. Appendix C: Negotiating the Insurance Maze by Dorothy E. Northrop M.S.W., A.C.S.W. and Kimberly Calder Glossary Suggested Reading Index
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Cerebrovascular disease -- Popular works.