Stroke: A Medical History
About this ebook
In Stroke: A Medical History, Dr Aishwarya Aggarwal takes readers on a captivating journey through the breakthroughs that have transformed stroke care---from early experiments on clot formation to the development of life-saving clot-dissolving drugs. She details the evolution of modern interventional techniques that remove clots, repair damaged vessels and prevent strokes, highlighting key moments in medical history that revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of stroke, and changed lives worldwide---all reinforcing the critical mantra that 'time is brain'.
A unique blend of education and inspiration, Stroke will be an enlightening read for medical practitioners and lay readers alike.
About the author
Dr Aishwarya Aggarwal was born in India to a family of doctors. Her father is a surgeon and her mother is a gynaecologist. She completed her medical training at Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, and is currently a neurology resident at John F. Kennedy Medical Center, New Jersey, USA. After completing the residency, she plans to pursue fellowships in vascular neurology and neurointerventional surgery.Dr Aggarwal has previously co-authored an academic book, Stories of Stroke, with Dr Louis R. Caplan and several other prominent neurologists from across the globe. She has also authored many research papers. Outside of work, she enjoys playing badminton, photography and dancing.
