Injured Brains of Medical Minds

Zusatztext the work is beautifully presented! and the occasional illustrations pertinent throughout. ... What is impressive is the personal narrative! and the great courage shown by these authors. Klappentext This book provides a unique perspective on what the effects of brain damage are! seen through the eyes of doctors or neurosurgeons who have themselves suffered a brain injury or brain illness. Each of the personal accounts! written over the past 120 years! is accompanied by commentary by the author which critically examines the experiences of the sufferer! relating them to current issues in clinical neurology and cognitive neuroscience. Kapur provides an introduction to each contribution and! in a final overview chapter! combines the lessons learned from all the articles. More than 50 personal stories cover a wide range of conditions! including memory disorders! lanaguage disorders! visual disorders! Parkinsons disease! stroke! brain tumour! head injury and epilepsy. Zusammenfassung Presents a collection of accounts of doctors and neuroscientists who have themselves been afflicted by a brain illness or injury. This book provides an introduction to the field of neuropsychology. It is intended for students and clinicians.

Product details

• Authors: Narinder Kapur
• Assisted by: Narinder Kapur (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.11.1996
• EAN: 9780198521440
• ISBN: 978-0-19-852144-0
• No. of pages: 442
• Dimensions: 177 mm x 250 mm x 33 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Psychiatry, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Clinical psychology, Abnormal psychology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology