01596nam a22002297a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005803700720007604100120014808200190016010000230017924500290020225000060023126000340023730000080027150009430027965000250122265000160124765000550126365000370131865000110135520251013162504.0251013b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9789365698855  cPurchasednCurrent Books, Convent Junction, Market Road, Ernakulam   aEnglish  a616.81bAIS/ST  aAishwarya Aggarwal  aSTROKE : Medical History  a1  aHaryanabHarper Collinsc2025  g252  aA stroke, or a brain attack, as it is sometimes referred to, strikes swiftly and without any apparent warning, leaving behind lasting damage. It is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, claiming millions of lives each year.

In Stroke: A Medical History, Dr Aishwarya Aggarwal takes readers on a captivating journey through the breakthroughs that have transformed stroke care---from early experiments on clot formation to the development of life-saving clot-dissolving drugs. She details the evolution of modern interventional techniques that remove clots, repair damaged vessels and prevent strokes, highlighting key moments in medical history that revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of stroke, and changed lives worldwide---all reinforcing the critical mantra that 'time is brain'.

A unique blend of education and inspiration, Stroke will be an enlightening read for medical practitioners and lay readers alike.   aMedicine & health   aDiseases   aDiseases of nervous system and mental disorders   aCerebrovascular diseases, stroke  aStroke