Health Journeys for People Coping with Headaches
by Belleruth Naparstek
When Memories Leave (The Memories Leave, #1)
by Esther Julianne McDaniel
Living with Alzheimers Disease (Overcoming Common Problems S.)
by Dr Tom Smith
A comprehensive guide for the layman on Alzheimer's disease, its possible causes, effects, diagnosis, the pattern of its progression and possible treatments. There is a large section on the needs of the carer with practical advice about how to get help. The subject matter is difficult but, by taking an honest look at the difficulties of the disease, the book seeks to enable sufferers and carers to plan for the future and make the best of their situation.
Bryna Siegel gives parents of autistic children what they need most: hope. Her first book, The World of the Autistic Child, became an instant classic, illuminating the inaccessible minds of afflicted children. Now she offers an equally insightful, thoroughly practical guide to treating the learning disabilities associated with this heartbreaking disorder. The trouble with treating autism, Siegel writes, is that it is a spectrum disorder--a combination of a number of symptoms and causes. To one e...
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: From Diagnosis to Treatment
by Adam S Mednick
Features tons of advice for recovery and rehabilitation Get the latest on the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of stroke Have questions and concerns about strokes? This reassuring guide provides invaluable information for stroke victims and their loved ones, from what a stroke is and what it feels like to proven treatments and therapies. You'll see how to implement a plan for preventing stroke, treat the lingering effects of stroke, and maximize home caregiver effectiveness while minimizing f...
Diseases and Disorders in Contemporary Fiction (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Literature)
The essays in this collection address the current preoccupation with neurological conditions and disorders in contemporary literature by British and American writers. The book places these fictional treatments within a broader cultural and historical context, exploring such topics as the two cultures debate, the neurological turn, postmodernism and the post-postmodern, and responses to September 11th. Considering a variety of materials including mainstream literary fiction, the graphic novel, po...
Healing the Healer
by G Douglas Talbott M D, Rn Kathy Bettinardi-Angres MS, and Daniel H Angres M D
Autism is a spectrum of disorders which range from mild conditions through to severe disability. It includes Asperger's Syndrome. An autistic child has a brain which doesn't process information properly, resulting in social and communication problems. This can be an enormous strain within a family. This book, aimed at the parents of autistic children, will discuss the nature and causes of autism, and suggest ways of coping. This new edition examines the evidence that has finally appears to have...
Diseases of the Nervous System Resulting from Accident and Injury
by Pearce Bailey