Neurology

Historically, there has been an expectation that autistic children and adults should conform their behaviour to social norms, with strategies and interventions centred around navigating spaces and situations with minimal damage. This person-centred...

Speaking of Sadness explores depression as a human experience, not just as a disease. Each of the pieces of the depression puzzle is examined, including interactions with family and friends, experiences with anti-depressant drugs, and the interplay of...

Traditionally, obsessive-compulsive disorder has been classified as an anxiety disorder, but there is increasing evidence that it has schizotypal features ? in other words it is a belief disorder. This book describes the ways in which reasoning can be...

After a full-throttle brain bleed at the age of twenty-five, Ashok Rajamani, a first-generation Indian American, had to relearn everything: how to eat, how to walk and to speak, even things as basic as his sexual orientation. With humor and insight, he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451621389Author Susannah CahalanFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

An optimistic guide from an expert author and the world authority on Parkinson's disease. The number of people diagnosed and living with Parkinson's is increasing, according to the latest research from Parkinson's UK. They estimate that every year...

Percutaneous nuclectomy according to the Onik method is an avantgarde method used to remove the intervertebral disc by percutaneous access and with closed surgery. The instrumentation and the procedure are simple. The main feature is the smaller diameter...

In the summer of 1982, hospital emergency rooms in the San Francisco Bay Area were suddenly confronted with mysteriously ofrozeno patients u young men and women who, though conscious, could neither move nor speak. Doctors were baffled, until neurologist...

Memory and the Computational Brain offers a provocative argument that goes to the heart of neuroscience, proposing that the field can and should benefit from the recent advances of cognitive science and the development of information theory over the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781455512201Author Neal D Barnard MDFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852314715Author Adrian TreloarFormat PaperbackPage Count 137Imprint Redemptorist PublicationsPublisher Redemptorist Publications

Dreaded by many people as an inevitable part of normal aging, Dementia has displaced Cancer as the most feared health problem. Cancer continues to be a serious condition, but it is often curable, and almost always treatable. In contrast, the fear of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781988025056Author Karen Pape, M.D.Format HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Barlow PublishingPublisher Barlow PublishingWeight(grams) 662gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

Anxiety is the root cause of many of the difficulties experienced by people on the autism spectrum, and is often caused by things such as a change in routine, or sensory overload. Deborah Lipsky takes a practical look at what happens when things spiral...

Caring for a loved one with dementia can be extremely stressful. This essential guide provides skills for dealing with the accompanying emotional and physical stress, and offers tools to help you manage your own needs, in addition to the needs of your...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641529617Author Denise PotterFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 191mm...

Living with Motor Neurone Disease: A complete guide is designed to guide the reader through this complex progressive neurodegenerative condition that attacks the motor neurones, or nerves, in the brain and spinal cord. This means that messages gradually...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781738735402Author Michelle PrestonFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint Bellamima Lifestyles IncPublisher Bellamima Lifestyles IncWeight(grams)...

This book examines narratives of dementia in contemporary literary texts, studying what is now a pressing issue with deep political, economic, and social implications for many ageing societies. As part of the increasing visibility of dementia in social...

In this intelligent and incisive book, Olga Bogdashina explores old and new theories of sensory perception and communication in autism. Drawing on linguistics, philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology and quantum mechanics, she looks at how the...

Motor neuron disease (MND) is a common but devastating disability that has a profound impact on people's lives. This book provides an easily-accessible guide to the disease for patients with motor neuron disease and their carers. The authors have...

The first edition of this successful reader brought together key readings in the area of developmental cognitive neuroscience for students. Now updated in order to keep up with this fast moving field, the volume includes new readings illustrating recent...

'The noises were fuzzy in the darkness. Like hearing a domestic dispute through an apartment wall. As a cop, it was a scenario I'd experienced many times as I'd approached a stranger's front door. But this was different. This time I wasn't going anywhere...

Brave New Brain is a travel guide to the future. Scientists are presently mapping both the terrain of the brain and the geography of the genome. Psychiatry has joined them on a quest to conquer mental illnesses - those illnesses that strike the most...

Internationally renowned family doctor William Sears and noted neurologist Vincent M. Fortanasce present an accessible, all-ages guide to optimum brain health, from treating depression, anxiety, and ADHD to preventing Alzheimer's and dementia, with or...

Sleep. Memory. Pleasure. Fear. Language. We experience these things almost every day, but how do our brains create them?Your Brain, Explained is a personal tour around your gray matter. Neuroscientist Marc Dingman gives you a crash course in what goes on...

To many of the people who live or work with an individual with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the processes by which those with autism make sense of the world around them may seem mysterious. In Understanding and Working with the Spectrum of Autism...

Shape your way in the world and overcome any challenge!Living on your own for the very first time can be exciting yet nerve-wracking--you'll search for roommates, interview for jobs, manage finances, and form relationships. But adjusting to this new life...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Honorable Mention, 2007 Book Prize presented by the American Philosophical Association. 2007.Book InformationISBN 9780262640633Author Alva NoeeFormat...

Written by experts in the field, this book offers an up-to-date and systematic approach to understanding epilepsy. It focuses on advanced tools and therapies in diagnosis and management, and comprehensively yet simply covers the content of the American...

Discussing everything from diet and exercise to stress and emotion management, Live Your Life, Not Your Diagnosis provides tools readers can use immediately to help them feel better while living with a diagnosis. Written by a master certified mindset...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950772742Author Kim CoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint JossyPublisher JossyWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 6mm

Imagine a world where your brain can be interrogated to learn your political beliefs, thought crimes are punishable by law, and your own feelings can be used against you. Where perfumers create customised fragrances to perfectly suit your emotions, and...

If you are a parent of a child with special needs or a professional who works with one, you know how challenging it can be for them to sit still, to cope with change, to focus on self-soothing strategies, and to interact successfully with others. For...

Epilepsy has a fascinating history. To the medical historian Oswei Temkin it was 'the paradigm of the suffering of both body and soul in disease'. It is justifiably considered a window on brain function. And yet its story is more than simply a medical...

A Self-Determined Future with Asperger Syndrome presents an empowering, practical approach to helping people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) to succeed at college, at work, at home and in life.The authors highlight how treating AS as a `problem' is...

Providing practical, visually oriented guidance on the benefits of botulinum toxin in a wide variety of disorders, some new and unexpected, this new edition of Manual of Botulinum Toxin Therapy is fully updated in scope and detail. Chapters discuss the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorJoseph Jebelli is a neuroscientist and a writer. He received a PhD in neuroscience from University College London for his work on the cell biology of...

This book systematically introduces the Brain in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and its acupuncture treatments. It discusses the origin and development of the TCM Brain theory, and presents current research on brain and acupuncture, the unique brain...

Many people claim they would rather be diagnosed with cancer than dementia or Alzheimer's. What they may not realize is that decreased or impaired brain function is not a foregone conclusion as we get older. Our own lifestyle choices and habits can have...