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Strokes: An Illustrated Guide to Brain Structure, Blood Supply and Clinical Signs

James P. Bowman, Ph.D., formerly of The Chicago Medical School

Frank D. Giddings, formerly of Colorado State University

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For courses in Neuroscience and other courses covering strokes.

This succinct and extensively illustrated text presents a visually compelling account of the blood supply of the brain, the brain areas affected by different types of strokes, and the resulting clinical signs observed in the patient. The quality and density of illustrations found in it are unmatched by any other text.

Features

Numerous, quality illustrations.
- Provides students with efficient and effective learning aids by enabling them to accurately visualize the blood supply nourishing structures of the brain which, when damaged, give rise to clinical signs.

Unique personal observations—Made by an actual stroke victim, persons in the medical profession, and laymen.
- Gives students a true understanding of what a stroke is and the lifelong impact it can bring to a patient's existence.

Exclusive focus on the blood supply as it relates to strokes—Or vise versa.
- Allows students from a wide variety of medical backgrounds to use this book, and makes it applicable and valuable in many professional settings.

Bulleted presentation of clinical signs and symptoms.
- Presents important information in an easily digestible format to enhance students' learning and understanding.

1. Introduction to Strokes and Patients.

2. Observations from My Own Stroke.

3. General Information about Strokes.

4. Atherothrombotic Infarction.

5. Embolic Infarction.

6. Cerebral Hemorrhage.

7. Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms.

8. Arteriovenous Malformations.

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