The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Stroke: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

Product Description This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to stroke, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on stroke. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Stroke: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Stroke; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Stroke; Chapter 5. Patents on Stroke; Chapter 6. Books on Stroke; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Stroke; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Stroke; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Stroke; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; STROKE GLOSSARY;INDEX. Related topics include: Cerebrovascular accident, Cerebrovascular disease, Little stroke, Mini stroke, Mini-stroke, Reversible ischemic neurological accident, Stroke, Stroke - hemorrhagic. From the Publisher This is a "must have" reference book for patients, parents, caregivers, and libraries with medical collections. This sourcebook is organized into three parts. Part I explores basic techniques to researching stroke (e.g. finding guidelines on diagnosis, treatments, and prognosis), followed by a number of topics, including information on how to get in touch with organizations, associations, or other patient networks dedicated to stroke. It also gives you sources of information that can help you find a doctor in your local area specializing in treating stroke. Collectively, the material presented in Part I is a complete primer on basic research topics for patients with stroke. Part II moves on to advanced research dedicated to stroke. Part II is intended for those willing to invest many hours of hard work and study. It is here that we direct you to the latest scientific and applied research on stroke. When possible, contact names, links via the Internet, and summaries are provided. In general, every attempt is made to recommend "free-to-use" options. Part III provides appendices of useful background reading for all patients with stroke or related disorders. The appendices are dedicated to more pragmatic issues faced by many patients with stroke. Accessing materials via medical libraries may be the only option for some readers, so a guide is provided for finding local medical libraries which are open to the public. Part III, therefore, focuses on advice that goes beyond the biological and scientific issues facing patients with stroke. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Though many physicians and public officials had thought that the emergence of the Internet would do much to assist patients in obtaining reliable information, in March 2001 the National Institutes of Health issued the following warning: "The number of Web sites offering" health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading." Since the late 1990s, physicians have seen a general increase in patient Internet usage rates. Patients frequently enter their doctor's offices with printed Web pages of home remedies in the guise of latest m