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Show Heart Booklet Tells Aid to Stroke Victims Early rehabilitation can help stroke patients regain many of their abilities, even though considerable con-siderable brain damage may have been caused. So states a new booklet called "Strokes, A Guide for the Family," Fam-ily," published by the American Heart Association and released in this area through the Utah Heart Association. The booklet calls early rehabilitation" re-habilitation" the most dynamic step in current treatment" of strokes and adds that doctors have found that it helps many stroke patients live and work again to their full capacity. The booklet, available from the Utah Heart Association, at 415 South 2nd East, was prepared pre-pared primarily for persons who live with or care for the stroke patient. In addition to describing the nature of strokes, it gives specific spe-cific pointers on hw the family can help in the patient's recovery. recov-ery. It suggests a number of self help devices that stroke patients can use during the rehabilitation process and discusses the problems prob-lems of patients with speech difficulties. The booklet also lists a number of recommendations recommenda-tions that doctors have for families fami-lies of patients who may require care over a long period of time. "For many stroke patients who recover quickly and spontaneously, spontaneous-ly, rehabilitation is not a serious problem. However, the doctor should be called at once when a person has had a stroke. Even severely parayzed stroke patients may make remarkable progress toward becoming self-sufficient. The booklet points out that a key to the successful rehabilitation rehabilita-tion of a person, who has had a stroke is cooperation among the doctor, the patient and the family. |