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Here are seven detailed and fascinating portraits of neurological patients, including a surgeon consumed by the compulsive tics of Tourette's syndrome unless he is operating; an artist who loses all sense of color in a car accident, but finds a new sensibility and creative power in black and white; and an autistic professor who cannot decipher the simplest social exchange between humans, but has built a career out of her intuitive understanding of...
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This handbook is aimed at clinicians and others who are engaged in caring for ageing adults with developmental disabilities. It is intended to inform understanding, promote assessment, assist in care planning, and especially to improve everyday living for this needy but sadly often neglected group of vulnerable individuals. The authors base their guidance on evidence, focusing on important insights that are likely to be valuable to the clinician interested...
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Get the Summary of Abraham J Twerski's Addictive Thinking in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Addictive Thinking" by Abraham J. Twerski explores the complex thought patterns associated with addiction and codependency. The book delves into the contradictory and distorted thinking that addicts often exhibit, which can appear logical on the surface but is fundamentally flawed. Twerski introduces the concept of "stinkin'...
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'Neurology Multiple Choice Questions with Explanations (Volume I)' is meant for medical students, residents and other healthcare professionals. This volume contains 140 questions covering nerve, muscle, junction, motor neuron, cerebellum and spinal cord. Each question is followed by a brief discussion, answer and references. Uniqueness of this format ensures that the reader is able to view a logical flow i.e. question followed by explanation, answer...
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Addiction: What's Really Going On? Contains powerful true-life stories woven together to form a tapestry filled with pain, joy, defeat, and success. The entire book is molded around Deborah McCloskey's heartfelt desire for her clients to be free of drugs. Her counseling methods both endeared her as "the counselor to get" and locked her into a decade of searching for better ways to help those she felt were stuck on the merry-go-round of a methadone...
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La memoria y su posible deterioro es una de las preocupaciones de salud más comunes en las sociedades modernas. Nos inquieta desconocer por qué perdemos agilidad mental, así como la posibilidad de padecer en el futuro alguna enfermedad neurodegenerativa. Con voluntad didáctica, el doctor Álvaro Bilbao acaba con muchos mitos y recelos sobre la memoria, nos explica cómo funciona y cómo cuidarla, y cuándo se deben resolver nuestras dudas ante...
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This handbook of neurological practice in infants is designed to be of practical use to all clinicians, but particularly those in under-resourced locations. Seventy per cent of children with disabilities live in resource-poor countries and most of these children have neurological impairments. This book presents recommendations for investigations and treatments based on internationally accepted good practice that can be implemented in most settings....
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Gracias a un cerebro de un kilo y medio, los humanos somos los seres más hábiles y complejos de la Tierra. La evolución genética nos ha llevado a tener un cerebro versátil que determina nuestras interacciones con el entorno, acumula experiencia y programa nuestra conducta. Este libro nos permite descubrir cómo funciona este órgano fundamental para andar, pensar, hacer la digestión, amar, odiar o ser feliz.
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Battling a chronic disease can often be a lonely and frustrating ordeal. It doesnt have to be. Alone in My Universe, compiled by Wayne Brown, presents a series of writings from patients suffering from acromegaly. Based on actual personal experiences, these narratives provide a primer of understanding for others dealing with this chronic, debilitating disease that affects many of the bodys systems.This collaborative effort, written by real people touched...
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The book has been designed to provide readers with an understanding of cerebral palsy (CP) as a developmental as well as a neurological condition. It details the nature of CP, its causes and its clinical manifestations. Using clear, accessible language (supported by an extensive glossary) the authors have blended current science with metaphor both to explain the biomedical underpinnings of CP and to share their awareness that there is much that can...
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Normal is the true story of the author's survival and recovery from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. It poignantly and humorously addresses dealing with altered self-image, finding ways around barriers, and appreciating the play of serendipity and synchronicity in our lives. The book is a moving and sometimes hilarious account of her determination to reconnect with reality and construct an active, rewarding life in the aftermath of a traumatic event....
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'Neurology Multiple Choice Questions with Explanations (Volume III)' is meant for medical students, residents and other healthcare professionals. This volume contains 133 questions covering dementia, Parkinson's disease, brain tumors, CNS infections, lobar infections and related disorders. Each question is followed by a brief discussion, answer and references. Uniqueness of this format ensures that the reader is able to view a logical flow i.e. question...
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Given the tremendous recent advances in the understanding of acquired neonatal brain injury and in the care of affected newborn infants, this book provides a timely review for the practising neurologist, neonatologist and pediatrician. The editors take a pragmatic approach, focusing on specific populations encountered regularly by the clinician. They begin by addressing aspects of fetal neurology and the interpretation of fetal imaging studies. They...
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In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Karen Pape tells the story of how some children with early brain damage astounded everyone around them. The brain injury they suffered at or near birth had led to motor problems such as the awkward gait we associate with cerebral palsy. Yet they were able to run, kick a soccer ball, tap dance, and play tennis. This was not supposed to happen. It ran counter to the prevailing belief that the brain is hardwired and fixed....
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This early work by German psychiatrist Frieda Fromm-Reichmann is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It details the attributes needed for a successful psychiatrist and the processes involved in psychotherapy. This fascinating work, written by a contemporary of Sigmund Freud, is thoroughly recommended for anyone with an interest in the history and development of psychotherapeutic treatment.
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Until now there has been no book giving an overview of childhood hemiplegia for the people who are most affected by it - the children and young people themselves, and their parents, families, friends and teachers, as well as the professionals working with them on the management of their condition. This highly accessible guide provides this overview, giving the background to how and why hemiplegia happens in children, outlining the different approaches...
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They Human nervous system is the soft tissue conduit within our body in which signals from the brain travel to various parts of the body to perform specific functions. Some of these functions may be automatic, such as breathing and others may be by the express intent of the individual, such as typing on the computer. A chart showing the body's nervous system would help explain how signals are sent from the brain to various parts of the body.
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'Neurology Multiple Choice Questions with Explanations (Volume II)' is meant for medical students, residents and other healthcare professionals. This volume contains 136 questions covering epilepsy, stroke, EEG, acute confusional states, headache and related disorders. Each question is followed by a brief discussion, answer and references. Uniqueness of this format ensures that the reader is able to view a logical flow i.e. question followed by explanation,...
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