Management of Post-Stroke Complications

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bhalla, Ajay (Editor), Birns, Jonathan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Geriatrics.; Neurology.; Rehabilitation medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Rehabilitation Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

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 neurologi...

Table of 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.