Nervous System The Brain category: 536 books
by James Parkinson
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
James Parkinson (1755–1824) was an English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, palaeontologist, and political activist. He is most famous for his 1817 work, Shaking Palsy Essay in which he was the first to describe "paralysis agitans", a condition that would later be renamed Parkinson's disease...
A Journey of the Heart
Learning to Thrive, Not Just Survive, With Congenital Heart Disease
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
She wasn’t supposed to live. Her mother heard those words but they shaped the daughter’s life. The extent of her heart problem was undiagnosed until she was an adult and after her lifelong dream of attending the United States Naval Academy was shattered. She was diagnosed with a rare congenital...
by Alice Wexler
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
When Phebe Hedges, a woman in East Hampton, New York, walked into the sea in 1806, she made visible the historical experience of a family affected by the dreaded disorder of movement, mind, and mood her neighbors called St.Vitus's dance. Doctors later spoke of Huntington’s chorea, and today it is known...
The Parkinson's Playbook
A Game Plan to Put Your Parkinson's Disease On the Defense
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
The Parkinson’s Playbook puts the power in your hands, giving you the knowledge you need to proactively defend yourself against the progression of Parkinson’s disease with energy, vitality, and confidence.
The diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease is not an easy one. In The Parkinson’s Playbook,...
by Mary Beth Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
The author’s father came down with polio during the epidemic of 1944. This book describes his story of pain, rehabilitation and return to normality as well as inspirational stories of other polio survivors, some more severely paralyzed than he was. Most of these people adjusted well to life after...
by Charles Bailey
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
If You Fly... Don't Crash! is a rollicking "war story" covering 22 years of a heavy jet driver in peacetime and wartime. Along the way, the pilot author handles a variety of aircraft in action around the world. He functions well as an aircraft commander in charge of strong-willed professionals...
by Karl Robb
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2012
Whether you are newly diagnosed or have had Parkinson's disease for many years, younger or older, the lessons that Karl Robb offers in this book will apply to your situation. A culmination of over twenty years of personal experience, in A Soft Voice in a Noisy World, Karl Robb provides an assortment...
Understanding Parkinson's Disease
An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2013
Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative neurological disease characterized primarily by cognitive deficiencies and problems with muscle movements and tremors; more than a half a million Americans have the disease and the current numbers are expected to increase over the next few years. Understanding...
by June Biermann, Barbara Toohey
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2005
An indispensable, sensitive guide for stroke sufferers and those who care for them
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, an American suffers a stroke every forty-five seconds. More than 700,000 Americans each year find themselves struggling to recover from this affliction—and...
by Suzanne Robins
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Images of profound physical disability usually spring to mind when most people hear the words: multiple sclerosis. They immediately think of an illness that causes uncontrolled movements, obvious imbalance, progressive paralysis and slurred speech. But there’s a hidden aspect to this chronic disease...
by Ken Siri, Tony Lyons, Teri Arranga
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
The parents of children with autism know that research is a full-time job. For parents with limited time, ability, or resources to do this, Ken Siri and Tony Lyons have compiled the latest in autism research and treatment. Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism contains contributions from more than eighty...
Vaccine Whistleblower
Exposing Autism Research Fraud at the CDC
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
A Firsthand Account from a CDC Insider on the Link between Vaccines and Autism
Vaccine Whistleblower is a gripping account of four legally recorded phone conversations between Dr. Brian Hooker, a scientist investigating autism and vaccine research, and Dr. William Thompson, a senior scientist...
1,001 Tips for the Parents of Autistic Girls
Everything You Need to Know About Diagnosis, Doctors, Schools, Taxes, Vacations, Babysitters, Treatments, Food, and More
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2010
Current research shows that at least one in 110 U.S. children now has autism, and the number keeps rising. Parents of these children become full-time researchers, always looking for the latest information on doctors, education, and treatments, and parents of girls with autism face particularly unique...
by Jeffrey Gingold
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2011
When attorney Jeffrey N. Gingold misplaced his wife on the living room couch and lost awareness of his children, little did he know that he was experiencing a hidden symptom of multiple sclerosis: cognitive difficulties. How do you handle getting lost, while driving just blocks from your home? Facing...