Nervous System The Brain category: 536 books

**Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian A leading neurologist recounts some of her most astonishing, challenging cases, which demonstrate how crucial the study of epilepsy has been to our understanding of the brain.** Brainstorm follows the stories of people whose medical diagnoses...

Epilepsy comes from the Greeks. It is a word that means to possess, seize, or hold. Epilepsy is described as short-lived burst of uncontrolled energy in the brain. Epilepsy is a neurologic disorder that affects the brain.   Help bring epilepsy out of the world of darkness. Be...

A medical student asks the teacher why the brains hemispheres control opposite sides of the body. In this short book, the teacher engages the medical student, all neuroscience students, and anyone interested in the structure of brains in humans and other animals. Why does the left brain refer to the...

SpillWay is the story of one familys journey with God in the world of a traumatic brain injury. Along with offering experiences following their sons brain injury, this true story also offers encouragement to trust God in whatever stormy circumstances the reader finds themselves in. When there...

Phantom pain is pain that feels like it's coming from a body part that's no longer there. Doctors once believed this post-amputation phenomenon was a psychological problem, but experts now recognize that these real sensations originate in the spinal cord and brain. Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.

HOPE FOR MANY “HOPELESS” DISEASES, FROM ONE OF THE FOREMOST RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD   When Randy McCloy, Jr., the sole survivor of the Sago Mine disaster, finally walked out of the hospital to rejoin his family, it was in part due to the miracle of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Hyperbaric oxygen...

Floating Faithfully is a story, written from my own personal experiences, of the daily struggles I’ve endured and battles I’ve overcome while living with Hydrocephalus. I was not born with Hydrocephalus, nor am I over 60-years old, as these are the “normal” two opposite spectrum's of the condition....

When Lainie Chait was diagnosed with epilepsy at 19 there were three roads to go down -  avoidance, rebellion or acceptance. Lainie decided to travel down all three to see what she would discover.  ELECTRO GIRL invites you to share her portrayal of a life lived with epilepsy, from denial...

Migraine you are a pain in my headSometime you make wish I was deadThe pain you give me is so excruciatingOne side of my head keeps on throbbingMigraine first appear between the ages of 10 and 45Some people have an aura that the migraine will arriveSeeing stars or zigzag lines, blurred vision...

Without doubt the name Dementia represent a medical term used to refer to a number of symptoms of cognitive degeneration such as forgetfulness which moderates a person’s ability to perform everyday undertakings.  However, the diagnostic procedure begins with your health practitioner evaluating...

An estimated 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. That number continues to grow - by 2050 the number of individuals with Alzheimer's could range from 11.3 million to 16 million. Alzheimer's disease is not a normal part of aging. It is a devastating disorder of the brain's nerve cells that...

Strokes afflict thousands of people every year. Yet, for every fatal case, many more victims survive, often going on to live long, productive lives. Of course, none of it is simple-not preventing a "brain attack," nor survival, rehabilitation, or living with cerebrovascular disease. The key is education,...

Huntington's Chorea is a progressive degenerative disease affecting basal ganglia characterized by choreiform movements and mental deterioration.The cause is believed to be genetic with autosomal dominance transmission from parent to offspring with full penetrance.In Huntington's Chorea,...

A mother’s story of raising an autistic son, navigating the vaccine court, and confronting the widespread denial of a link between vaccines and autism. At four months old, Porter Bridges went in for his well-baby checkup and received an array of vaccines. That night he spiked a 105-degree...