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037			_cPurchased _nCurrent Books, Convent Junction, Market Road, Ernakulam
041			_aEnglish
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100			_aAishwarya Aggarwal
245			_aSTROKE : Medical History
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260			_aHaryana _bHarper Collins _c2025
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500			_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.
650			_aMedicine & health
650			_aDiseases
650			_aDiseases of nervous system and mental disorders
650			_aCerebrovascular diseases, stroke
650			_aStroke
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