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Injured brains of medical minds II /

There are three aims of Injured Brains of Medical Minds II. Firstly, to provide perceptive accounts of symptoms and the natural history of brain disorders by people specially trained in the art of observing and reporting, thus yielding unique insights into the lived experience of what it is like to...

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Other Authors: Kapur, Narinder (Editor), Bell, Vaughan (Editor), Friedland, Daniel J. (Editor), Kemp, Steven (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Brain > Diseases > Case studies.
Neurologists > Diseases > Case studies.
Brain > Diseases.
Brain damage.
Cerebrovascular disease.
Brain > Wounds and injuries.
Brain > Tumors.
Brain > Infections.
Medical personnel > Health and hygiene > Case studies.
Inflammation.
Multiple sclerosis.
Dementia.
Brain Diseases
Dementia
Brain Neoplasms
Inflammation
Multiple Sclerosis
Cerveau > Maladies.
Accidents vasculaires cérébraux.
Cerveau > Lésions et blessures.
Démence.
Cerveau > Tumeurs.
Cerveau > Infections.
Inflammation (Pathologie)
Sclérose en plaques.
Personnel médical > Santé et hygiène > Études de cas.
Cerveau > Maladies > Études de cas.
Neurologues > Maladies > Études de cas.
Psychiatry.
MEDICAL.
PSYCHOLOGY.
Physiological Psychology.
Clinical & internal medicine.
Health and Wellbeing.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Injured Brains of Medical Minds II
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Publisher acknowledgements
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Stroke
  • 1.1. Personal observations and reflections on my right anterior cortical stroke and (partial) recovery: impaired and preserved function
  • Commentary
  • 1.2. A bolt from the blue
  • Commentary
  • 1.3. Four weeks post-​stroke
  • Commentary
  • 1.4. Musical alexia with recovery: a personal account
  • Commentary
  • 1.5. Journey during acute ischemic stroke: a physician's experience
  • Commentary
  • 1.6. A stroke survivor's story
  • Commentary
  • 1.7. Summary of 'Any recent stressors? A memoir of transient global amnesia'
  • Commentary
  • 1.8. Summary of 'Close your eyes and see: stroke sequelae versus functional neurological disorder in a physician'
  • Commentary
  • 1.9. Summary of 'An aphasiologist has a stroke'
  • Commentary
  • 1.10. Summary of 'The road not taken'
  • Commentary
  • 1.11. Summary of 'Sleep and dream suppression following a lateral medullary infarct: a first-person account'
  • Commentary
  • 1.12. Summary of 'Reflecting on a nurse's personal experience with a stroke'
  • Commentary
  • 1.13. Books by doctors/​scientists recounting their personal experience of stroke
  • Chapter 2. Traumatic brain injury
  • 2.1. A (so-​called) mild head injury
  • Commentary
  • 2.2. Recovering from severe brain injury
  • Commentary
  • 2.3. 'I felt let down by psychology'
  • Commentary
  • 2.4. The French Connection
  • Commentary
  • 2.5. Back from the edge
  • Commentary
  • 2.6. Summary of 'A survivor's perspective on living with traumatic brain injury'
  • Commentary
  • 2.7. Summary of 'No more apologies'
  • Commentary
  • 2.8. Summary of 'The making of a better doctor'
  • Commentary
  • 2.9. Summary of 'Denial inside out: subjective experience with anosognosia with closed head injury'
  • Commentary
  • 2.10. Summary of 'On being a doctor again'
  • Commentary
  • 2.11. Books by doctors/​scientists recounting their personal experience of traumatic brain injury
  • Chapter 3. Dementia
  • 3.1. Losing the thread: experiences of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
  • Commentary
  • 3.2. Dementia with cardiac problems
  • Commentary
  • 3.3. Summary of 'Early awareness of Alzheimer's disease: a neurologist's personal perspective'
  • 3.4. Summary of 'Neurologist faces his Alzheimer diagnosis, determined to lessen stigma surrounding the disease [Interview of Dr Gibbs by Ms Rubin]'
  • Commentary
  • 3.5. A neurologist with Parkinson's disease
  • 3.6. Being a patient with early stage Parkinson's disease: reaction to the diagnosis and management
  • Commentary
  • 3.7. A disease that takes you unawares
  • Commentary
  • 3.8. Parkinson's Disease: personal experience
  • Commentary
  • 3.9. Gazing at the future
  • 3.10. Summary of 'A world no less sublime'
  • Commentary
  • 3.11. Summary of 'No question of denial'
  • Commentary
  • 3.12. Finding Hope in the Midst of Despair: My Decade With Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia