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Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xvi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"Dr. Louis R. Caplan... guides readers through the subject in a straightforward and accessible manner. He examines the anatomy of the brain, explaining the specialized functions of different regions, and describes the flow of blood from the heart. He turns to the mechanics of the stroke itself, clearly discussing the complexities of the two major kinds-the ischemic and hemorrhagic-and the resulting damage. Caplan offers information and advice that...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
294 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
When Claire Barclay receives news that her beloved stepfather has had a stroke, Claire and her husband, Art, leave New York and fly back to Scotland to care for him during the summer. When their visit makes clear that Leo is no longer capable of living on his own but determined to stay in his beloved old house, they offer to purchase the place from Leo and build him a cottage on the property. But Claire's old flame Jonas Fairwether (who has become...
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Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 22 cm
Description
William Wyatt Orser's life is turned upside down after his mother has a stroke, but the socially awkward, word-loving twelve-year-old finds glimmers of hope when he discovers friends who share his love of wordplay and books.
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