Contents The Facts About HealthSouth
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction: It Will Never Happen to Me
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Part I 1
A Gathering Storm
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Heart and Soul: Understanding the Brain and Heart Connection
11
2
Risk Factors
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3
The Types of Strokes
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4
Warning Signs
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Brain Storms
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5
When Stroke Strikes
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6
Right-Hemisphere Stroke
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7
Left-Hemisphere Stroke
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8
Different Strokes
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9
Diagnostic Tools
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Part II
Part III After the Storm
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10 Coming Back: Medication 11
Coming Back: Where Should Rehabilitation Take Place?
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12 Coming Back: The Rehabilitation Team
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13 Coming Back: Physical Therapy
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viii Contents 14 Coming Back: Occupational, Speech, and Recreational Therapy
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15 Coming Back: Emotional Issues
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16 Coming Back: Neural Plasticity—A New Road of Recovery
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Part IV The Light Source
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17 Family Business
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18 Family Problems . . . and Solutions
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Epilogue: Beyond Stroke
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Useful Addresses for Education and Support
249
Glossary
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Sources
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Index
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