Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole: Extraordinary Journeys into the Human Brain - Couverture souple

Ropper, Dr Allan; Burrell, Brian David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1782395504 ISBN 13 : 9781782395508

Editeur : Atlantic Books, 2016

Synopsis

What is it like to try to heal the body when the mind is under attack? In this gripping and illuminating book, Dr Allan Ropper reveals the extraordinary stories behind some of the life-altering afflictions that he and his staff are confronted with at the Neurology Unit of Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Like Alice in Wonderland, Dr Ropper inhabits a place where absurdities abound: a sportsman who starts spouting gibberish; an undergraduate who suddenly becomes psychotic; a mother who has to decide whether a life locked inside her own head is worth living. How does one begin to treat such cases, to counsel people whose lives may be changed forever? Dr Ropper answers these questions by taking the reader into a world where lives and minds hang in the balance.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Allan H. Ropper is a Professor at Harvard Medical School and the Raymond D. Adams Master Clinician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He is credited with founding the field of neurological intensive care and counts Michael J. Fox among his patients.

B. D. Burrell is the author of Postcards from the Brain Museum. He has appeared on the Today Show, Booknotes, and NPR's Morning Edition. He divides his time between writing and statistical research with neuroscientific applications.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Atlantic Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1782395504
• ISBN 13: 9781782395508
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
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• Personne responsable: non disponible