Epilepsy in Our World - Stories of Living With Seizures from Around the World

Klappentext This collection of frank, first-person narratives by people with epilepsy from 21 countries offers unique perspectives on the personal and social aspects of seizure disorders. Reflecting a diverse array of cultures, the narratives reveal many common concerns and show the distinct ways that people around the world affected by epilepsy react to the diagnosis and cope with their families, friends, and communities. The book includes chapters on the Global Campaign Against Epilepsy and a physician's firsthand experience in East Africa. Zusammenfassung This collection of frank narratives by people epileptics from 21 countries offers unique perspectives on the personal and social aspects of the disorder. Reflecting a diverse array of cultures, they reveal many common concerns and show the ways that people around the world affected by epilepsy react to the diagnosis and cope with their condition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Epilepsy in Our World: An Ethnographic View The Global Campaign Against Epilepsy: Epilepsy Out of the Shadows Forty Years of Experience with Epilepsy in Africa Overview of Epilepsy and Seizures Personal Stories

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Andermann, Lisa Francesca Andermann, Lisa Francesca (Staff Psychiatrist Andermann, Andermann Lisa Francesca, Steven C./ Andermann Schachter
• Assisted by: Lisa Francesca Andermann (Editor), Steven C. Schachter (Editor), Steven C. MD Schachter (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2007
• EAN: 9780195330892
• ISBN: 978-0-19-533089-2
• No. of pages: 211
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Brainstorms; The Brainstorms Series; The Brainstorms Series; Brainstorm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); HEALTH & FITNESS / General, MEDICAL / Neurology, Popular medicine & health, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Popular medicine and health