When Lightning Strikes : An Illustrated Guide to Stroke Prevention and Recovery

"As public awareness and understanding of stroke grows, there is a continuing need for people to have access to reliable information about stroke, and this book fits the bill."- The Lancet Neurology " This book represents one of the few available which presents authoritative, up-to-date, reliable information about stroke which can be easily understood and put into practice by the general public and by health care providers . . . I strongly recommend it." - Professor David Wiebers (Mayo Clinic, Rochester , Minnesota ) Endorsed by the World Stroke Federation, this book provides a comprehensive yet succinct overview of all the issues related to stroke - what a stroke is, prevention, managing your own risks, principles of acute stroke management, stroke outcomes, and post-stroke and long-term care and management. Using simple and unambiguous language throughout, When Lightning Strikes includes step-by-step, easy-to-follow illustrations, case reports, and appendices, supplemented with a generous glossary. Professor Valery Feigin, MD, MSc, PhD , is currently a neurologist and senior research fellow at the Clinical Trials Research Unit, The University of Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Feigin is also a founding member and current chairman of two scientist panels of the European Federation of Neurological Societies. He has written approximately two hundred scientific articles on various aspects of stroke, including a World Health Organization handbook and a number of guidelines for doctors. He has worked for several years at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester , Minnesota , and in the department of neurology at Utrecht University , The Netherlands.