Redesigned for easier comprehension, Understanding Stroke Second Edition provides essential information regarding stroke.It explains and illustrates stroke, including the two main types: ischemic and hemorrhagic.For ischemic stroke, the chart shows common sites of plaque formation and formation of a thrombus and embolus.For hemorrhagic strokes, the chart illustrates the brain with intracerebral hemorrhage and arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Illustrations show the Circle of Willis with aneurysm and cross-section of brain with subarachnoid hemorrhage, arterioles, and microaneurysm.The chart also provides illustrations of the brain, explains its functional areas and their roles in the body, describes events leading to a stroke, and lists risk factors and common neurological deficits after stroke.Available in Spanish and English.
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