Nervous System The Brain category: 536 books
The Finch in My Brain
How I forgot how to read but found how to live
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
'Whenever I see Martino I am reminded of how little I know about life and death compared to him. How we don't know what is within us or what may lie on the other side. I hope it's as magical and beautiful as this book.' --Russell Brand
When film producer Martino Sclavi began experiencing intense...
Louise: Amended
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
The “inspirational” true story of a glamorous young life upended—and transformed—by a sudden brain trauma (Sacramento Bee).
A Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction Book of the Year
“Having just graduated from college, Krug and her dreamy French boyfriend, Claude, leave the flatlands of...
POTS and Other Acquired Dysautonomia in Children and Adolescents
Diagnosis, Interventions, and Multi-disciplinary Management
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
This is an authoritative overview for anyone encountering Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) - a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system resulting in diverse symptoms experienced in an upright position that are relieved by lying down - and other types of acquired dysautonomia. It...
I'm Alive
Courage, Hope, and a Miracle
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
The personal account of a promising high school hockey player who survived brain surgery and months of rehabilitation, infections, and temporary paralysis
An aspiring hockey star at Minnesota’s elite Hill-Murray School, 15-year-old Duke Pieper faced a brain surgery with a five percent survival...
by J.D. Rockefeller
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
A progressive disorder of the nervous system, Parkinson’s disease develops slowly and gradually. A mild barely noticeable tremor is usually the first and the most common sign of this disease, but it slowly begins to affect your movement and speech as well.
There may be no permanent cures for Parkinson’s...
Lost in My Mind
Recovering From Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Lost in My Mind is a stunning memoir describing Kelly Bouldin Darmofal's journey from adolescent girl to special education teacher, wife and mother -- despite severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Spanning three decades, Kelly's journey is unique in its focus on TBI education in America (or lack thereof)....
by celal boz
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Just about everyone over the age of 40 is worried about their memory. The news media has done a good job in the last 10 years of raising people's awareness of the ravages of Alzheimer's and other dementias on individuals and their families. Is memory loss an inevitable part of aging? Can something...
by Richard Lathe
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2006
The increasing number of people being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) cannot simply be explained by changes in diagnostic criteria or greater awareness of the condition. In this controversial new book, Richard Lathe contends that the recent rise in cases of ASDs is a result of increased...
Summary & Study Guide - Brain Storms
The Race to Unlock the Secrets of Parkinson's Disease
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
Comprehensive Review of Parkinson’s Disease
The must-read summary of “Brain Storms” by Jon Palfreman
When award-winning science journalist Jon Palfreman investigated a group of drug addicts who mysteriously ended up with Parkinson's-like symptoms, he never imagined that 25 years later...
Cooking Well: Multiple Sclerosis
Over 75 Easy and Delicious Recipes for Nutritional Healing
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
Can practicing a healthy lifestyle, which includes a healthy diet, decrease Multiple Sclerosis symptoms?
In the U.S. alone, approximately 400,000 people suffer from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. There are a variety of symptoms...
The Alzheimer's Solution
A Breakthrough Program to Prevent and Reverse the Symptoms of Cognitive Decline at Every Age
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
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
Over 47 million people are currently living...
by Arun Thaploo
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
A stroke can be the most traumatic experience in a person's life. It not only changes the entire world for an individual all of a sudden but also takes a colossal toll on his or her family members. A major stroke can confine a person to bed for an indefinite period, or even kill him or her due to...
by Leonie Martin
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2010
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common disease of the central nervous system affecting young adults, usually diagnosed in people aged between 20 to 40. A recent MS Society survey indicated that there are at least 100,000 people living with MS in the UK.
Only 20 years ago, a diagnosis...
It Is What It Is
Learning To Live With My Brain Tumor
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2018
I wrote this manuscript as a journal documentation of my brain tumor diagnosis, discovery and decision making process, a journey spanning approximately twelve months, leading up to my final chosen method of treatment. Some of the chapters are humorous, some rather poignant and some include a lot of...