What is it about?
This article discusses how and why a stroke happens. It aims to encourage healthier lifestyles to reduce the risk of a stroke. A mini-glossary is provided.
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Why is it important?
This is another clinical group that healthcare assistants will encounter in a working life. It is essential that they know something about the clinical conditions that they treat.
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Recently, I have been amazed at how little some HCAs know about common conditions. It may be time to republish this series.
Mrs Julie I Swann
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This page is a summary of: Understanding strokes, British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, August 2008, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjha.2008.2.8.30856.
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