Stroke Sourcebook (Health Reference), 5th Edition

According to the statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), stroke kills nearly 150,000 of the 860,000 Americans who die of cardiovascular diseases each year—that is 1 in every 19 deaths from all causes. The Southeastern United States has the highest death rates from stroke. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of serious long-term disability. This is disturbing because about 80 percent of strokes are preventable. Every year, about 800,000 people in the United States have a stroke—and about 1 out of 4 of those strokes are recurrent strokes.

Stroke Sourcebook, Fifth Edition provides detailed information about stroke, its causes, and types such as Ischemic, hemorrhagic and recurrent stroke. The risk factors, lifestyle changes, health conditions to control and prevent stroke are also discussed. It also explains the diagnosis and treatment of stroke which includes neurological tests and procedures, medications, surgical procedures and its emerging treatments along with poststroke complications, rehabilitation and life after stroke, a glossary of related terms, and a directory of organizations that provide information to stroke patients and their caregivers.