• Includes key points boxes at the start of each chapter to quickly summarise important concepts covered in text
• Case Histories and Patient Perspectives provide practical examples throughout the text
• Myths/Facts boxes highlight common misunderstandings and interesting facts about the condition
• Includes useful Resources section with suggested further readings and contact information for patient self-help/support groups, and a glossary of technical terms

Readership: Patients living with stroke, carers and relatives of people with stroke, as well as interested members of the general public. Students of medicine and healthcare professionals will find it a useful introduction to stroke medicine.

Richard I Lindley, Moran Foundation for Older Australians, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia

"...an interesting addition to the available material for patient information...very comprehensive...useful to anyone wanting to understand a long-term condition - and that would include medical staff." - Pulse GP Magazine

"This isn't a 'soft' book on stroke that holds the hand of the reader from diagnosis to treatment - it's dry, full of medical studies and hits you with the facts. But don't let this put you off. Full of tips on how to recognise stroke and the latest in research into therapies, it's well worth persevering with." - Ros Holness in The Daily Mail

1: What is stroke?
2: How common is stroke?
3: Who gets strokes?
4: The causes of stroke
5: What can be done for people who have a stroke?
6: Rehabilitation after stroke
7: Living after stroke
8: How do you prevent stroke?