Includes bibliographical references (p. 208) and index.

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Dr. David Spence offers expert advice designed to help patients reduce their risk of having a stroke by up to seventy-five percent, with an overview of day-to-day measures that can be taken by both the patient and their doctor.

Preface -- Glossary of terms -- Generic and trade drug names -- What your doctor can do -- What is a stroke? -- Symptoms and signs -- Plaque in the arteries (atherosclerosis) -- Cardiac tests and brain imaging -- Carotid artery surgery and stenting -- What you can do -- Risk factors: old and new -- How to manage cholesterol -- How to control high blood pressure -- Adverse drug effects and how to avoid them -- Vitamins, homocysteine, and the grapefruit juice -- A guide to healthy meals -- Gourmet vegetable-based cooking.

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