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Author Gariballa, Salah.

Title Nutrition and stroke : prevention and treatment / Salah Gariballa
Published Ames, IA : Blackwell Pub., 2004
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages)
Contents Sect. I. Nutrition and ageing. 1. The challenge of stroke -- 2. Ageing changes relevant to nutrition in elderly people -- 3. Macro- and micronutrients in elderly people -- 4. Diagnosing protein-energy undernutrition (PEU) in elderly people -- Sect. II. Nutritional factors and risk of stroke. 5. The role of dietary and nutritional factors in stroke prevention -- 6. Antioxidants and risk of ischaemic stroke -- 7. Homocysteine and stroke -- 8. Endothelial dysfunction in stroke disease: potential role of dietary factors -- Sect. III. Nutrition factors following stroke. 9. Cerebral ischaemia, reperfusion and oxidative damage in ischaemic stroke -- 10. Protein-energy undernutrition after stroke -- 11. Nutritional status of special stroke groups: patients with urinary incontinence and swallowing difficulties -- 12. Undernutrition after acute stroke: when does it matter? -- 13. Nutritional support of elderly stroke patients -- 14. Nutritional status in the community -- 15. Future directions and recommendations
Summary Stroke is a common and devastating affliction, which often results in death or major loss of independence. This text discusses the new research which suggests that environmental factors, including diet may be important in the genesis of stroke and in the potential to prevent its occurrence
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-176) and index
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Subject Cerebrovascular disease -- Diet therapy.
Cerebrovascular disease -- Nutritional aspects.
Cerebrovascular disease -- Prevention.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Stroke -- diet therapy.
Stroke -- prevention & control.
Form Electronic book
Author Wiley InterScience (Online service)
ISBN 0470774819
1280237848
1405111208 (alk. paper)
1405150009 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader)
9780470774816
9781280237843
9781405111201 (alk. paper)
9781405150002 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader)
(alk. paper)
Other Titles Nutrition & stroke