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Time lost is brain lost...when it comes to a stroke. That's an important concept, since stroke is a leading cause of disability in the United States; if not treated right away, a stroke can leave its victims disabled physically, mentally, and emotionally. As soon as a stroke occurs the clock stStroke ticking, and the sooner the person having a stroke can get medical attention the better the chance for a good outcome. This program takes a look at risk factors, symptoms and the various ways to intervene and limit the damage from a stroke. If administered promptly, clot-busting medications, and mechanical and surgical interventions are among the treatments that help patients make a full recovery.
The goal of post-stroke rehabilitation is to enable an individual who has survived a stroke to reach the highest possible level of independence and be as productive as possible. Nurses are integral to the multidisciplinary team responsible for a stroke survivor's rehabilitation program. This comprehensive video-based resource provides nurses with a full overview of their role in post-stroke rehabilitation. With expert insight from a clinical neuropsychologist, occupational therapist, speech pathologist, physiotherapist, and social worker, we provide an overview of stroke and its impacts on the patient, the process of post-stroke rehabilitation, the role of nurses in rehabilitation, and the importance of total patient education.
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Stroke can happen to anyone at any age and at any time. And although it is the fourth leading killer in the United States; more often than not stroke victims survive. The problem is that they suffer a wide range of debilitating effects in the aftermath. The trauma of experiencing a stroke can have as a profound impact on your body, as on your emotional health, and rehabilitation is often difficult and confusing.
Stroke Recovery: Taking Back Our Lives features the experiences and advice of stroke survivors, caregivers, family, friends, doctors, and other allied health professionals. Among the survivors who share candid details of their recovery are Wes Metoyer whose doctors called a ¡§ticking time bomb,¡¨ yet he refused to adapt a healthier lifestyle. Lisa Bibbey¡¦s daughter had a stroke when she was only an infant. Now a toddler, she struggles with cognitive disabilities. Diana Capman Dolan suffered a stroke in 1975 and today is an advocate for patients like herself who lacked any understanding of what recovery meant.
Practical and inspiring, the message throughout the film is one of hope, with many of the film's subjects reiterating that improvement and recovery are ongoing processes.
Stroke Recovery: Taking Back Our Lives is broken down into 19 sections covering topics like the challenge of rehab; the importance of a positive attitude in aiding recovery and beating depression; various types of family and professional support networks; the relevance of spirituality, and regaining an intimate relationship with your sexual partner. It is a comprehensive resource intended to aid stroke survivors and their caregivers.
From learning how to stand and walk, to adaptive technologies, the video illuminates what stroke survivors can do for the best possible recovery. With the help of leading physicians and specialists working in the field of stroke, as well as long time survivors, the filmmakers look at every life area impacted by stroke and identify the very best approaches to restoring ¡X or at least reinventing ¡X your health and your life.
In some cases, stroke is a life-threatening medical emergency that leaves the victim with permanent disability. But for many stroke patients, there's a lot that can be done through quick medical attention, good rehabilitation and community support. In this program, two stroke victims take us through their experiences and explain the affects stroke has had on their lives. We speak to experts, including Professor John Olver, Director of Rehabilitation at Epworth HealthCare to help us understand more about the physiology of stroke, what a stroke actually is, the warning signs, symptoms and risk factors.
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A major stroke can hit without warning and leave a broken body and a damaged mind in its wake. But there are ways to prevent strokes, even among high-risk groups. This program looks at anticoagulation and its role in averting strokes and other devastating conditions. Viewers learn how doctors identify risk factors in patients and how certain treatments can stop blood clots from forming and making their way to the brain. Subjects include ischemic strokes, intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhages, blood clot formation, DVT, stroke symptoms, treatments by type of stroke, anti-thrombotic therapy, and telestroke. Commentary comes from Dr. Mark Alberts and Dr. Robert Bonow of Northwestern University.
In-hospital strokes affect an estimated 35,000 to 75,000 people a year, occuring in 7% to 15% of patients already in the hospital for other causes. Strokes that occur in the hospital are often more severe and result in worse outcomes than strokes that occur outside the hospital. Although rapid recognition and assessment of in-hospital stroke are critical to improvedo utcomes, a substantial number of patients experience long delays between symptom recognition and neurologic evaluation. This program highlights the significant morbidity and mortality associated with in-hospital stroke, and details steps for rapid identification, assessment, and treatment, including a review of the new 2007 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines for the early management of adults with ischemic stroke.
This DVD shows the emotional impact of stroke on the lives and relationships of 6 diverse couples, and provides useful information on the warning signs of a stroke, preventive measures, and recent developments in treatment and rehabilitative therapy.
Living After Stroke: Conversations With Couples
Six couples share their experiences on how stroke has affected their lives and their spousal relationships. These stroke survivors and spouse caregivers, in their early 40's to late 70's, candidly touch on the very real issues of intimacy, finances, fear of dependence, frustration, and the rigors of day-to-day care.
Stroke: Early Recognition and Treatment
Providing an in-depth exploration of stroke, this DVD identifies what a stroke is, how it affects the brain and body, and what to do in case of a stroke. Through interviews with 3 neurologists and comments from stroke survivors describing the onset of their strokes, the DVD gives further information on how to recognize the symptoms, and take proactive measures to reduce the likelihood of a stroke.
Focuses on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with two types of hemorrhagic brain attack ¡V subarachnoid and intracerebral. The vital role of the nurse in caring for a young adult with a subarachnoid hemorrhage is illustrated including monitoring for signs of neurologic deterioration, and modifying increases in intracranial pressure. Intervention such as aneurysm precautions, and preventing the potentially fatal complications of aneurysmal rebleeding and cerebral vasospasm
Focuses on a patient with an ischemic brain attack who experiences a completed stroke without early intervention. Acute care nursing interventions designed to protect the patient from complications are outlined. Eight nursing diagnoses and specific nursing actions appropriate in caring for stabilized patients with a completed brain attack are discussed: risk for altered tissue perfusion, risk for injury, risk for aspiration, impaired verbal communication, impaired mobility.
Stroke or "brain attack" is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Brain attack is a term used to describe the urgency required in treating patients who have early symptoms of a cerebral infarction. It can be defined as the period in the course of a cerebral infarction during which there is potential to reverse its effects. A patient who sustains a brain attack needs to be brought to neurologic attention within the same time frame as a patient who has a heart attack. While the consequences of a brain attack or stroke can be devastating, evidence indicates that timely intervention with thrombolytic therapy can lead to improved patient outcomes. Dr. LaMonte reviews the professional guidelines for rapid clinical assessment and stabilization of a patient who has sustained an acute ischemic stroke, including appropriate use of imaging studies. She also discusses current treatment recommendations, focusing particularly on the roles of tissue plasminogen activator, antiplatelet agents, and anticoagulants, and describes measures to improve recovery and prevent complications. Dr. LaMonte concludes the program by sharing helpful suggestions for reducing a patient's risk of a brain attack or stroke.
Soon after getting married, Boris Baberkoff, a 33-year-old German cellist, suffers a stroke while visiting New York City. His wife, the filmmaker instinctively reaches for her video camera and begins to document her husband's outstanding healing process, she shares their innermost thoughts and feelings and creates a portrait of a couple in extraordinary circumstances emerges.
It all stStroke as a home video of the newlyweds on their trip to the United States. Suddenly Boris collapses and their entire world is turned upside down. Boris is suffering from a life threatening brain-stem stroke. He is locked inside his own brain. He can hear but is unable to move or communicate; his chances of recovery seem very slim. He needs years of physical therapy and constant medical attention in order to regain his life back.
While death remains physically close at first, it is with the passing years that the psychological strain tears at their relationship. A new everyday life of having to cope with Boris's handicap overwhelms them both at times ¡X if not every single day. Plagued by anxiety regarding their ability to survive and disturbed by their new status as misfits, their relationship is heavily stressed.
This documentary is Katarina's video diary of the tragedy that hits them. She meticulously records her husband's arduous fight to find a path back to the outside world and represents her own state of mind, her feelings of hope and despair, love and hate, responsibility and guilt, through dream sequences and metaphorical scenes where she is seen sitting, knitting what turns out, in the course of the film, to be the shape of a "brain."
Reviews
"[Stroke] is a film that radiates courage. A neatly structured and edited documentary, Katarina Peters's Stroke deserved its armful of prizes."- Kinema
"Katarina Peters daringly crosses the line between fiction and documentary... a moving story." - Herald Tribune
Award
Leipzig International Festival, Best Documentary Award
Jerry Meland had two strokes in the space of six months, events that profoundly altered the way he looked at himself and his life. In the aftermath of these cerebral events, he found himself a beaten-up character, shell-shocked, disoriented and dazed, desperately trying to make sense of the confusion. He has made a recovery that is nothing short of miraculous, and he credits his wife and family with the support that made it all possible. Today he appreciates life more and is learning that moderation, for him, means greater happiness.
Stroke patients suffer a variety of complications and these can pose challenging problems for healthcare professionals and caregivers. This program will provide you with basic knowledge of a stroke and how to care for a patient who has suffered one. Learn how a stroke effects the mind and body, and the practical approaches you can take to care for language, perceptual and emotional complications associated with it.