Stroke management of the elderly in Great Britain
Stroke management of the elderly in Great Britain
Management of stroke in the elderly has been neglected in the past in Britain, but in recent years interest has taken an encouraging upturn. Obviously, the most satisfactory solution to the problem would be prevention, and epidemiologic research may prove important in this respect. Meanwhile, for those who are stricken, the best British physicians can offer is a careful and thoughtful approach to rehabilitation, carried out by a multidisciplinary team. The effects of rehabilitation need much more study; the main stumbling block to such research is the methodologic problem, to which more attention is now being paid. Each year in Britain, over 100,000 middle-aged and elderly people suffer a stroke, and many are disabled. Community services for these survivors need improvement so that care does not end with hospital discharge.
Age Factors, Aged, Anticoagulants/therapeutic use, Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use, Cerebrovascular Disorders/drug therapy, Day Care, Medical, Female, Humans, Male, United Kingdom
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Briggs, R S
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April 1982
Briggs, R S
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Abstract
Management of stroke in the elderly has been neglected in the past in Britain, but in recent years interest has taken an encouraging upturn. Obviously, the most satisfactory solution to the problem would be prevention, and epidemiologic research may prove important in this respect. Meanwhile, for those who are stricken, the best British physicians can offer is a careful and thoughtful approach to rehabilitation, carried out by a multidisciplinary team. The effects of rehabilitation need much more study; the main stumbling block to such research is the methodologic problem, to which more attention is now being paid. Each year in Britain, over 100,000 middle-aged and elderly people suffer a stroke, and many are disabled. Community services for these survivors need improvement so that care does not end with hospital discharge.
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Published date: April 1982
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Age Factors, Aged, Anticoagulants/therapeutic use, Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use, Cerebrovascular Disorders/drug therapy, Day Care, Medical, Female, Humans, Male, United Kingdom
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Local EPrints ID: 479667
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/479667
ISSN: 0032-5481
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