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Publisher
Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders: Neurodegenerative Disorders: Each volume in this timely series provides essential information on a disease or disorder (symptoms, causes, treatments, cures, etc.); presents the controversies surrounding causes, alternative treatments, and other issues"--
Author
Publisher
Hungry Tomato
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Simple, vibrant illustrations and cutaway diagrams give readers an in-depth and engaging look at the brain, senses, nerves, and nervous system. This potentially complex information is made reader-friendly with humor, clever examples, and clear explanations."--
Author
Language
English
Description
"[Gregory] Berns and his dog would embark on a remarkable journey and be the first to glimpse the inner workings of the canine brain. Painstakingly, the two worked together to overcome the many technical, legal, and behavioral hurdles. Berns's research offers surprising results on how dogs empathize with human emotions, how they love us, and why dogs and humans share one of the most remarkable friendships in the animal kingdom."--Jacket.
Author
Publisher
Radius Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In this medical memoir, Dr. Friedman recounts the humorous, tragic, and always intense relationships of neurosurgeons to their colleagues and patients. He details what it takes to become a leading neurosurgeon and deal with deadly brain diseases and their devastating complications. He discusses topics such as universal health care, how the mind works, why trigeminal neuralgia is called the "suicide disease," and how we will ultimately cure cancer...
86) In Silico
Publisher
[Collective Eye Films]
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A young filmmaker sets out to document a brilliant neuroscientist who has become frustrated with his field's status quo. With time elapsing and millions of dollars on the line, In Silico explores an audacious 10-year quest to simulate the entire human brain on supercomputers. Along the way, it reveals the profound beauty of tiny mistakes and bold predictions, a controversial space where scientific process meets ego, and where the lines between objectivity...
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Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Introduces young readers to the dangers of a tranquilizer and depressant addiction and shows ways that users have found help. Learn about the physical and mental effects of tranquilizer and depressant abuse and their negative impacts on lives"--
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A poignant and hilarious oral history of a (fictitious) musical phenomenon. Celebrated music critic and cultural historian David Hajdu unravels the mystery of a one of-a-kind artist, a pianist with a rare neurological condition that enables her to make music that is nothing less than pure, unmediated emotional expression. Her name is Adrianne Geffel, praised as 'the Geyser of Grand Street' and the 'Queen of Bleak Chic'. Yet despite her renown, she...
Author
Publisher
[Medinform Pub.]
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"New 2010 Edition with over 100 extra pages of information! Gut and Psychology Syndrome provides the information you need to heal a damaged digestive system. The perfect book for anyone suffering from Autism, Dyslexia, Depression, Dyspraxia, ADD, ADHD, Schizophrenia, and any other condition that has a link with gut dysbiosis." --
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A moving and inspirational memoir by celebrated journalist Susan Spencer-Wendel who makes the most of her final days after discovering she has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
After journalist Spencer-Wendel learns of her diagnosis of ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, she embarks on several adventures. This includes taking her fourteen-year-old daughter, Marina, to New York City's Kleinfeld's Bridal to shop for Marina's future...
Author
Publisher
Addicus Books
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
If you've been told by your doctor, "You have Parkinson's disease," you probably found it difficult to hear those words. Such a diagnosis can be frightening and leave you filled with questions. How will it affect your life? What are your treatment options? These authors are uniquely qualified to understand your concerns. Steven Schechter, M.D., is a neurologist who has treated thousands of patients with Parkinson's disease, and David Cram, M.D., lived...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
When a baby dies in a conservative town in New Hampshire, a woman is unjustly accused of murder, a single mother of unconventional ways. Luckily for her, a New York feminist is at hand to help and she organizes her defense.
Author
Publisher
BookBaby
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author after suffering a debilitating stroke shares her recovery journey, challenges, and lessons learned along the way. Part of this journey included a return to college to earn a BS in Healthcare Administration. Coupled with her patient experience; she offers unique insights into the Healthcare System in the United States.
Author
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Back and Neck Health looks at common back and neck conditions and what can cause them. The book also discusses different ways to treat back and neck pain, including self-care at home, several interventional approaches, and different types of surgery. The final chapter focuses on lifestyle strategies to keep your spine strong and healthy."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Hunter House
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Multiple Sclerosis is a devastating, incurable disease that afflicts about one in a thousand North Americans. Striking in the prime of life, it is the most common debilitating neurological disorder of people between the ages of 20 and 40. Eighty percent of patients suffer from cognitive impairments, seventy percent from sexual dysfunction, and fifty percent from depression.
Few people are prepared for the emotional impact of this unpredictable, disabling...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A revolutionary, proven program for reversing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline from award winning neurologists and codirectors of the Brain Health and Alzheimer's Prevention Program at Loma Linda University Medical Center"--
The Sherzais believe that 90 percent of Alzheimer's cases can be prevented. Based on their clinical studies, they have devised a comprehensive program for preventing Alzheimer's disease and improving...
