01671nam a22002657a 4500 20251013162504.0 251013b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9789365698855 Purchased Current Books, Convent Junction, Market Road, Ernakulam English 616.81 AIS/ST Aishwarya Aggarwal STROKE : Medical History 1 Haryana Harper Collins 2025 252 A 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. Medicine & health  Diseases  Diseases of nervous system and mental disorders  Cerebrovascular diseases, stroke Stroke LEN ddc 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC MAIN MAIN GEN 2025-10-11 Purchased 499.00 001399,2025/10/11 4 616.81 AIS/ST E1102066 2026-10-01 2026-09-17 18:24:06 2026-09-17 2025-10-11 LEN 196603 196603