Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 What is a stroke? -- What happens with a stroke? -- Getting better -- Not getting better? -- 2 The first few days -- Investigations -- Treatment -- Rehabilitation issues -- 3 Getting moving again -- Physiotherapy -- Muscle stiffness or weakness -- Aids and equipment -- Wheelchairs -- Complementary therapies -- 4 Swallowing and nutrition -- Swallowing -- Nutrition and diet -- 5 Speech and language -- Problems understanding and speaking -- Other problems -- Speech and language therapy -- 6 Personal care -- Incontinence -- Constipation -- Skin care -- 7 Memory, mood and sleep -- Memory -- Mood -- Sleep -- 8 Pain and sensation -- Pain -- Sensation -- 9 The senses -- Vision -- Taste and smell -- Hearing and balance -- 10 Living with disability -- Occupational therapy -- Aids and equipment at home -- Emotional factors -- 11 Why have I had a stroke and what can I do to prevent another one? -- Risk factors for stroke -- Drugs to prevent stroke -- Surgery to prevent stroke -- Developing new symptoms -- 12 Discharge from hospital -- Managing at home -- Moving in with the family -- Moving into sheltered housing -- Moving into a care home -- Miscellaneous -- 13 Relationships -- Sexual matters -- Family planning -- Help for family carers -- When a partner is in a care home -- 14 Leisure, work and money -- Leisure -- Work -- Money -- 15 Research and future developments -- Research projects -- The future -- Glossary -- Appendix 1: Useful addresses -- Appendix 2: Useful publications -- Index.