Volunteer Stroke Scheme - Useful Articles

The following information leaflets may be of help in understanding the nature of stroke and the type of care and therapy available to those who suffer from stroke.

Just click on the topic to go to the relevant leaflet

Understanding Stroke	Stroke - Questions & Answers	Rehabilitation After Stroke
A General Perspective on Stroke Care	Can You Read This?	Speech Therapy for the "non-speaking" stroke patient
Recognising Early Stroke	A Revolution in Stroke Care	Disability as a result of Stroke
The Nurse and Stroke Rehabilitation	Neurological Physiotherapy A New Perspective
Stroke Solutions	Hospital Services for Patients with Acute Stroke in Ireland The Volunteer Stroke Scheme Survey of Consultant Opinion
	Acute Stroke Units Achieving the best hospital care for Irish stroke sufferers

The new Video/DVD on Stroke & Stroke Prevention is now available and can be obtained by sending an A4 sized, E1.25 stamped, self adressed envelope to:

The Volunteer Stroke Scheme
249 Crumlin Road
Crumlin
Dublin 12

RECOMMENDED READING

These books have proved very helpful to stroke patients and their families and are very well written.
Click on image for review of book.

	After Stroke By David M. Hinds Published by Thorsons		My Year Off By Robert McCrum
	Stroke A practical guide towards recovery. By Richard Langton Hewer & Derick T. Wade		Stroke! A Self-help Guide Dr. R.M. Youngson Published by David & Charles
	Return to Ithaca By Barbara Newborn Published by Element		Who Cares? A guide for all who care for others. By Catherine McCann Published by Columbia Press
	Whose hand is this? By Rosalie Leaney		Depression The Common Sense Approach By Dr. Tony Bates
	A Stroke in the family. Published by The Stroke Association (British) OUT OF PRINT - Try Local Library Secondhand Bookshop www.amazon.co.uk		Stroke at your fingertips. By Dr. Anthony Rudd, Penny Irwin & Brigid Penhale Published by Class Publishing

Hope After Stroke

Jean Murphy

A Stroke of Luck

Anthony Holten