Can I tell you about having a stroke? : a guide for friends, family and professionals /: a guide for friends, family and professionals. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lisa Taylor and Swee Hong Chia ; illustrated by Katie Stanton.
• Authors: Taylor, Lisa, 1974-
• Other Names: Chia, Swee Hong
• Contents: Introduction. 1. My Stroke. 2. What is a stroke?. 3. Medicines for stroke. 4. What happens in our brain?. 5. Areas of the brain. 6. The stroke ward. 7. Things that may lead to a stroke. 8. Swallowing after a stroke. 9. Rehabilitation. 10. How life changes after a stroke. 11. Getting home. 12. The visit home. 13. Discharge home. 14. Leaving the hospital. 15. The effect of a stroke on families. 16. Support groups after stroke. 17. How am I doing now?. 18. Glossary of terms. 19. How family and friends can help. 20. Professional organisations. 21. Voluntary organisations and information.
• Publisher Details: London Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 616.8/1; Coping with illness & specific conditions; Cerebrovascular disease -- Juvenile literature; Cerebrovascular disease; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Cerebrovascular disease; Coping With Old Age; Electronic books; Juvenile works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857009135; 0857009133
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.