Stroke A Guide for Patient and Family Author:Janice Frye-Pierson, James F. Toole Written by a leading neurological nurse clinician and a prominent neurologist, this practical guide addresses the questions raised by stroke patients and their families and offers suggestions to aid the patient's rehabilitation. The opening chapters explain the risk factors, causes, symptoms, syndromes, and management of stroke; the te... more »sts used for stroke diagnosis and management; and the steps involved in patient examination. The section on rehabilitation includes chapters contributed by a psychiatrist, ophthalmologist, physical therapist, speech pathologist, and rehabilitation nurse. These specialists discuss the adjustment problems, motor skill problems, language and speech problems, spatial-perceptual deficits, bladder and bowel problems, and sexual problems that can accompany stroke. A chapter written by an architect suggests structural modifications in the home to meet the patient's needs.« less