Product Description: Acquired Damage to the Developing Brain describes the many causes of acquired brain damage, when it occurs and how it may be recognised both clinically and on imaging, before and after birth and in later childhood. Many disabled children are described as having 'cerebral palsy' and no further investigation of the diagnosis is undertaken...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: This is the first edited volume about affective minds, a title reflecting our conviction that in order to understand how the human mind works we cannot ignore its affective aspects. Although cognitive science as an integrated approach to studies of the mind has achieved some remarkable success by treating the mind as an information processing system and emphasizing the roles of domain-specific knowledge in its operation, breakthroughs to a deeper understanding of the mind's mechanisms, functions, and origins require us to take "emotions" into account...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Set between the summers of 1998 and 2005, Blue Sky July follows the story of Nia Wyn, a mother who battled against impossible odds to heal her son Joe, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy soon after he was born. Told by doctors that he would never walk, talk, see, or even recognize her, Wyn devoted her every waking moment to exploring alternative treatments...read more

Product Description: Recent research has unearthed new insights into brain disease. In this volume, leading scientists review the latest experimental and clinical findings on how the central nervous system (CNS) responds to injury. Brain Disease encompasses the mechanisms of CNS disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, stroke and traumatic brain injury...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Discussing not only PET technique and instrumentation, but new developments in a broad range of fields such as kinetics, enzyme/neurotransmitter transport, language acquisition, and neuropathology, Brain Imaging Using PET will appeal to both PET experts and non-PET users in many branches of neuroscience...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Conceived and written by two of the countrys leading authorities on the relationship of head injury and family matters, this book opens the frequently locked doors to accessible information. The format is a combination of original material, personal statements by survivors and their families, and structured experiences...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Brain Mapping: The Disorders is the first comprehensive text to describe the uses of the latest brain mapping technologies in the evaluation of patients with neurological, neurosurgical and psychiatric disorders. With contributions from the leading figures in the field, this heavily illustrated text is organized by disorders of brain systems, with specific examples of how one should use current neuroimaging techniques to evaluate patients with specific cerebral disorders...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Completely revised and updated, the second edition of the extremely successful BRAIN TUMORS incorporates current conceptual, technical and practical advances in the field. It includes significant technical advances in the diagnosis, classification and analysis of brain tumors, advances in the surgical and radiotherapeutic management of many types of brain tumors, and advances in chemotherapy, immunotherapy and biological therapies...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Brain injury is often caused by everyday occurrences — domestic violence, sports accidents, car smashups. This comprehensive guide complements medical treatment for anyone with mild brain injury. Its down-to-earth, practical advice covers virtually every aspect of the recovery process, including driving, sex, self-esteem, stamina, support systems, nutrition, pain, and much more. With its up-to-date findings, case studies, list of resources, and comprehensive bibliography, this is the bible that patients, caregivers, and family members will turn to again and again for help. Brainlash provides the tools and facts to make the recovery process more intelligible — and to support the wide range of people affected by MTBI. For patients, family members, physicians, and other health care providers, attorneys, health insurance companies, employers and others, it covers options and services, health and vocational issues, medicolegal topics, psychological and emotional implications, and more! Written from the unique perspective of a clinician who has herself survived a mild brain injury, Brainlash offers important tips that will make the road ahead easier.

Product Description: Meet Sophie - a girl with cerebral palsy (CP). Sophie invites readers to learn about CP from her perspective, helping them to understand what it is like to use a wheelchair to move around and assistive technology to communicate. She also introduces readers to some of her friends who have different forms of CP and explains that living with CP can sometimes be difficult, but there are many ways she is supported so that she can lead a full and happy life...read more

Product Description: In this new resource, an expert group of tea m members describe the collaborative, effective approach the y use every day, giving detailed information on the diagnosi s, treatment and support of children with cerebral palsy. ' (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This unique monograph covers all aspects of management for the patient with cerebral palsy, including drug therapy, physical therapy, behavioral therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and, in some cases, surgery. Drs. Miller and Clark have pulled together an impressive group of international experts and have created a comprehensive text emphasizing the clinical, radiological, and management issues associated with cerebral palsy...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is a clinical text about the commonest physical disability - the cerebral palsies. It follows up on the authors' earlier work The Epidemiology of the Cerebral Palsies, and its focus is still on epidemiology. In Cerebral Palsies: Epidemiology and Causal Pathways the authors offer: Guidance on how best to study causes Advice on how to use the massive amount of information available internationally Novel ways to collect and analyse data A complete review of all published data on trends in the cerebral palsies New ways of thinking about causal pathways in the cerebral palsies which suggest possible new prevention pathway A chapter devoted to systematic management of the cerebral palsies...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Discusses the causes, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment of cerebral palsy, as well as current research and possible ways of preventing this disorder

Describes the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of cerebral palsy, as well as guidelanes for living with the disease. (view table of contents)