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Understanding Stroke in a Global Context.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sharjah :
Bentham Science Publishers,
2017.
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| Colección: | Current Developments in Stroke.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PREFACE ; List of Contributors ; Stroke: Causes, Symptoms, Signs and Consequences ; Shanthi Mendis*; INTRODUCTION; 1. WHAT IS A STROKE?; 2. CAN STROKE BE PREVENTED?; 3. HOW DOES STROKE DEVELOP?; 4. WHAT FACTORS INCREASE THE RISK OF A STROKE?; 4.1. Can Tobacco Use Increase the Risk of Stroke?; 4.2. Can Alcohol Use Increase the Risk of Stroke?; 4.3. How does the Diet Affect the Risk of Stroke?; 4.4. Can Physical Activity Lower the Risk of Stroke?; 4.5. Does High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Increase the Risk of Stroke?
- 4.6. Does High Blood Sugar (Diabetes) Increase the Risk of Stroke?4.7. Does High Levels of Fat in the Blood (Hyperlipidaemia) Increase the Risk of Stroke?; 5. WHAT OTHER DISEASES ARE CAUSED BY BEHAVIOURAL RISK FACTORS (TOBACCO USE, HARMFUL USE OF ALCOHOL, UNHEALTHY DIET AND PHYSICAL INACTIVITY)?; 6. HOW DOES A STROKE PRESENT?; 7. WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF A STROKE?; 8. HOW IS A STROKE DIAGNOSED AND TREATED?; 9. CAN YOU GET REPEATED ATTACKS OF STROKE?; 10. WHAT IS STROKE REHABILITATION?; 11. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF STROKE?
- 12. WHAT CAN YOU DO IF SOMEONE DEVELOPS FEATURES OF A STROKE?13. WHAT CAN GOVERNMENTS AND POLITICAL LEADERS DO TO IMPROVE PREVENTION AND CARE OF STROKE (NCDS)?; CONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Stroke, Politics, Global Health and Development ; Shanthi Mendis*; INTRODUCTION; 1. WHY HAS THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF STROKE (NCDS) GOT OUT OF HAND?; 2. HOW POWERFUL ARE THE FORCES DRIVING THE STROKE (NCDS) BURDEN?; 3. WHAT ARE THE TACTICS USED BY INDUSTRY TO UNDERMINE GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO PREVENT STROKE?
- 4. DO CHILDREN AND OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS NEED PROTECTION FROM STROKE (NCDS)?5. ARE GOVERNMENTS DOING ENOUGH TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD OBESITY?; 6. WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THAT SLOW DOWN PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF STROKE (NCDS)?; 7. IS GOVERNMENT ACTION MATCHING THE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE STROKE (NCDS) BURDEN?; 8. WHAT KIND OF COUNTRY ACTION IS ESSENTIAL FOR PREVENTION OF STROKE (NCDS)?; 9. WHAT COULD GOVERNMENTS DO TO REDUCE EXPOSURE OF PEOPLE TO BEHAVIOURAL RISK FACTORS OF STROKE (NCDS)?; 10. HOW CAN HEALTH SYSTEMS BE STRENGTHENED FOR COST-EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF STROKE (NCDS)?
- 11. DOES THE GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT MILIEU SUPPORT THE ACTION OF GOVERNMENTS?12. SHOULD GOVERNMENTS BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR INACTION?; CONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Global Stroke Burden and Stroke Prevention ; Rita V. Krishnamurthi1,*, Priya Parmar1, Graeme J. Hankey2 and Valery L. Feigin1; INTRODUCTION; 1. WHAT IS THE CURRENT GLOBAL DISEASE PATTERN (EPIDEMIOLOGY) OF STROKE?; Worldwide Burden of Stroke; GBD 2013 Findings; 2. ARE THERE DIFFERENCES IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES COMPARED TO HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES?; Stroke in Younger Adults.