Occupational Therapy and Stroke -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- Definition of stroke -- Impact of stroke -- Symptoms of stroke -- Causes of stroke -- Classification of stroke -- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health -- Medical investigations following stroke and TIA -- The prevention of recurrence of stroke (secondary prevention) -- Neuroanatomy -- Damage that can occur in different areas of the brain -- Policy documents relating to stroke -- Self-evaluation questions -- 2 Theoretical Basis -- Introduction -- Theoretical constructs -- Conceptual models of practice -- Frames of reference -- Neuroplasticity -- Intervention approaches -- Self-evaluation questions -- 3 The Occupational Therapy Process -- Introduction -- The occupational therapy process -- Procedural reasoning in different stroke care settings -- Professional duties -- Self-evaluation questions -- 4 Early Management -- Introduction -- Prior to assessment -- Initial interview -- Initial assessment -- Intervention -- Equipment -- Other impairments impacting on functional ability -- Swallowing -- Mood -- Fatigue -- Self-evaluation questions -- 5 Management of Motor Impairments -- Introduction -- Assessment -- Management principles and intervention -- Therapeutic aims of intervention -- Positioning the early stroke patient -- Clinical challenges -- Upper limb re-education -- Avoiding secondary complications -- Self-evaluation questions -- 6 Management of Visual and Sensory Impairments -- Introduction -- Visual processing -- Somatosensory processing -- Auditory processing -- Vestibular processing -- Olfactory and gustatory processing -- Self-evaluation questions -- 7 Management of Cognitive Impairments -- Definition of cognition -- Cognitive functions -- Assessment of cognitive functions.

Cognitive rehabilitation -- Attention -- Memory -- Language -- Motor planning and apraxia -- Executive dysfunction -- Self-evaluation questions -- 8 Management of Perceptual Impairments -- Introduction -- Definition of perception -- Normal perception -- Perceptual impairments -- Perceptual assessment -- Intervention -- Self-evaluation questions -- 9 Resettlement -- Home visits -- Community rehabilitation -- Support available after a stroke and self-management -- Carers -- Younger people -- Lifestyle and long-term management -- Leisure rehabilitation -- Getting out of the house and transport -- Driving after stroke -- Vocational rehabilitation -- Resuming sexual activity -- Stroke education -- Self-evaluation questions -- 10 Evaluation -- Record keeping -- Standardised assessments -- Evidence-based practice (EBP) -- Outcome measures -- Standards -- Self-evaluation questions -- Appendix: One-Handed Techniques -- References -- Definitions -- Useful Books -- Useful Organisations -- Index.