| Show Booklet on Strokes By Heart Hearl Is Available to You Early rehabilitation can help stroke patients regain many of their abilities s even ven though considerable brain damage inlay toay h have ve been bee n caused So states statE's a n new W booklet Strokes A Guide for the Fatally published today by bythe bythe the tine American Heart Association Ion tion and released In this area through the Utah Heart Association Asso dation The booklet calls early rehabilitation re habilitation the most dynamic dy step In current treatment treat merit ment of strokes and adds that trout doctors have found that it helps many stroke patients live and work again to their full capacity I The booklet available from fromI the Utah Heart Henrt Association I at South 2nd East ast SaIlI Salt SaIl Lake Luke City was prepared I I marily for tor who live with or care for the stroke patient In addition to describIng describIng Ing lug the nature of strokes it gives gIve specific pointers on how the family can help In Inthe Inthe inthe the patients patient's recovery It suggests suggests suggests sug sug- a number Jr of ot self help devices that stroke patients can use during th the rehabilitation lion tion process and discusses the problems of ot patients with speech ech difficulties The booklet booklet book book- let also lists a number of ot rec ree recommendations om that doctors have for tor families of patients who may require care over a along along along long period of time For many stroke patients who recover quickly and spon span spontaneously spontaneously rehabilitation is I Inot not a serious problem the booklet stales states However the lire doctor should be bc called at once Circe when a n person has had hada hadn a n stroke Even Beverly pard paralyzed par stroke patients may make remarkable progress to towar toward vv war ward a r d becoming self self dent clent The booklet points out that thata i ia a ke key to the successful rehabilitation rehabilitation re re- habilitation of a n person who has lies had a n stroke Is cooperation cooper atlon among the doctor the patient and the family It further adds It Is only through research Into the tire con underlying s strokes t r o a k e s that eventual victory over strokes will be achieved And today hundreds of scientists are directing their attention to the artery disease that gives rise to most strokes and to heart at attacks attacks at at- tacks and kidney disease as well When we know how to prevent we will be able to prevent many stokes stokes and and heart attacks too The Utah ane and American Heart Association receive their funds for the fight against such disease through their annual fund drive in February of each year |
