"Basic consumer health information about brain and stroke, ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, recurrent stroke, and its causes with information about stroke risk factors and prevention, diagnostic tests, poststroke complications, rehabilitative treatments, such as stroke medications, surgeries, and therapies." --Title page.

"Along with life after stroke, tips for caregivers, managing financial and legal issues, advance care planning, and end-of-life care after stroke, a glossary of related medical terms, and a directory of resources for further help and information." Title page.

Includes index.