The Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders series provides clear, careful explanations that offer readers insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention.; This volume includes an overview of stroke, including diagnosis; symptoms; and treatment, a look at controversies surrounding stroke, focusing on the use of stem cell therapy to treat the effects of stroke, the alarming increase of stroke among young peop; Each volume in this timely series provides essential information on a disease or disorder (including symptoms, causes, treatments and cures); presents the controversies surrounding causes, alternative treatments, and other issues; and offers first-person