BookAjay Bhalla, Jonathan Birns, editors.
Summary: This book highlights the underlying importance of post-stroke complications during recovery, allowing healthcare professionals managing stroke patients to understand their frequency and identify which patients are at risk of developing such complications. Complications are categorised into neurological and non-neurological, and the time-frame for these complications both in the short-term and long-term are discussed. The common practices in managing post-stroke complications and the skills required in their prevention are described, as is the evidence base from clinical trials around their management. The book concludes with a discussion of new developments and research priorities for the future. Management of Post-Stroke Complications is aimed at members of the multidisciplinary stroke team, stroke physicians, neurologists, general practitioners, stroke specialists in training, and medical students.
Contents:
Introduction
Early Neurological Deterioration
Post-Stroke Cardiac Complications
Post-Stroke Seizures
Infections After Stroke
Venous Thromboembolism
Swallowing and Nutritional Complications
Urinary and Bowel Complications
Positioning and Pressure Care
Management of Spasticity
Falls and Osteoporosis Post-Stroke
Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment
Post-Stroke Pain
Post-Stroke Fatigue: Common But Poorly Understood
Mental Consequences Of Stroke
Future Developments.