Stroke and the Family: A New Guide (The Harvard University Press Family Health Guides Book 4)

A young woman suffers a stroke; she rebuilds her career and personal life, but not before her marriage falls apart. An eighty-year-old man dies unexpectedly of stroke, leaving his grown sons to wonder whether they are genetically predisposed to stroke. A recently retired woman confronts her future with a husband suddenly disabled by stroke. How can she help her husband? Will he ever recover? How will she cope with her own emotional stress? In Stroke and the Family: A New Guide , Joel Stein shows the many faces of stroke and the people it strikes. To the family just beginning to cope with the aftermath of a stroke, the diagnostic tests, drug regimens, rehabilitation strategies, and varied prognoses can be completely bewildering. Because stroke can affect memory, speech, and movement, the impact on everyday routines and close relationships can be especially intense. Stein has produced a book that allows general readers and nonphysicians working with stroke survivors to make sense of the confusing variety of diagnoses and treatment options, and goes on to explore challenges the recovering stroke patient and the recovering family will face during a long recuperation with an uncertain outcome. Stroke and the Family offers up-to-date information and places the current research findings in context. What Is A Stroke? -- Finding The Cause Of A Stroke -- Stroke Prevention -- How The Brain Works -- Medical Complications After A Stroke -- Recovery And Rehabilitaion -- Stroke In The Young And The Old -- Impact On Marriage And Relationships -- Impact On Children And Family -- Reutrn To Work And Leisure Activities -- Weakness After Stroke -- Loss Of Sensation Or Vision -- Problems With Memory And Thinking -- Emotional And Personality Changes -- Communication Difficulties -- Swallowing Difficulties -- Pain And Muscle Spasms -- Equipment And Home Environment -- Nontraditional Treatments -- Understanding Clinical Research. What Is A Stroke? -- Finding The Cause Of A Stroke -- Stroke Prevention -- How The Brain Works -- Medical Complications After A Stroke -- Recovery And Rehabilitation -- Stroke In The Young And The Old -- Impact On Marriage And Relationships -- Impact On Children And Family -- Reutrn To Work And Leisure Activities -- Weakness After Stroke -- Loss Of Sensation Or Vision -- Problems With Memory And Thinking -- Emotional And Personality Changes -- Communication Difficulties -- Swallowing Difficulties -- Pain And Muscle Spasms -- Equipment And Home Environment -- Nontraditional Treatments -- Understanding Clinical Research. Joel Stein. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Annotation A young woman suffers a stroke; she rebuilds her career and personal life, but not before her marriage falls apart. An eighty-year-old man dies unexpectedly of stroke, leaving his grown sons to wonder whether they are genetically predisposed to stroke. A recently retired woman confronts her future with a husband suddenly disabled by stroke. How can she help her husband? Will he ever recover? How will she cope with her own emotional stress?InStroke and the Family: A New Guide, Joel Stein shows the many faces of stroke and the people it strikes. To the family just beginning to cope with the aftermath of a stroke, the diagnostic tests, drug regimens, rehabilitation strategies, and varied prognoses can be completely bewildering. Because stroke can affect memory, speech, and movement, the impact on everyday routines and close relationships can be especially intense. Stein has produced a book that allows general readers and nonphysicians working with stroke survivors to make sense of the confusing variety of diagnoses and treatment options, and goes on to explore challenges the recovering stroke patient and the recovering family will face during a long recuperation with an uncertain outcome. Stroke and the Familyoffers up-to-date information and places the current research findings in context A practical guide to stroke makes sense of the diagnoses and treatment options, details the impact of a stroke and rehabilitation strategies, and discusses the challenges a recovering stroke patient and their family will face. Simultaneous.