MARC Record from University of Toronto

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100 1 $aCaplan, Louis R.
245 10 $aStroke /$cLouis R. Caplan.
260 $aNew York :$bDemos ;$aSaint Paul, MN :$bAAN Press, American Academy of Neurology,$cc2006.
300 $axvii, 233 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
490 1 $aAmerican Academy of Neurology Press quality of life guides
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: Why is stroke so important? -- What is a stroke? What are the causes? What are the different kinds of stroke? -- What are the medical conditions that cause the blood vessel and heart damage that lead to stroke? -- How can strokes be prevented? What are the risk factors for stroke and how can they be reduced? -- What is the appearance of the brain and how does it work? -- What are the arteries and veins that supply the brain? -- What are the different symptoms of stroke? What abnormalities do doctors look for and find in stroke patients? -- How can doctors tell what caused a stroke? What tests are used to evaluate individuals who may have had a stroke? -- What treatments are available? -- What are the complications of stroke? -- What are some of the dysfunctions, disabilities, and handicaps that remain after a stroke? -- How does recovery from stroke occur? How can recovery be improved? What is rehabilitation? Where is it performed and by whom? -- How does one person's stroke affect others? -- What does the future hold? What research is being pursued?
650 0 $aCerebrovascular disease$vPopular works.
650 2 $aCerebrovascular Disorders$xdiagnosis.
650 2 $aCerebrovascular Disorders$xtherapy.
830 0 $aAAN Press quality of life guide.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005023147.html
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