A Life Shaken: My Encounter With Parkinson's Disease - Couverture souple

Havemann, Joel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0801878888 ISBN 13 : 9780801878886

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004

Synopsis

"I'm flat on my back on a couch that's too short in a windowless room in the bureau. I can't even sit at a computer, much less make a keyboard work. My arms and legs are shaking uncontrollably. Although I am only 53 years old, I have already been struggling with Parkinson's disease for seven years. And right now the disease is winning." So begins Joel Havemann's account of the insidious disease that is Parkinson's.

Into his own story, Havemann weaves accessible explanations of how Parkinson's disrupts the brain's circuitry, how symptoms are managed through drugs and surgery, and how people cope with the disease's psychological challenges. The updated paperback edition brings the discussion of treatment options and research thoroughly up to date.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Joel Havemann is an editor at the Washington bureau of the Los Angeles Times.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801878888
• ISBN 13: 9780801878886
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible