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Brain injury survival kit Brain injury survival kit Cheryle Sullivan Over 1.4 million people sustain a brain injury each year in the United States. Add to that the number of returning veterans with a brain injury and the numbers are staggering. The Brain Injury Surviv… OL11930007W
Phineas Gage Phineas Gage John Fleischman,John Fleischman Phineas Gage was truly a man with a hole in his head. A railroad construction foreman, Phineas was blasting rock near Cavendish, Vermont, in 1848 when a thirteen-pound iron rod was shot through his b… OL12119486W
Les anneaux de Bicêtre Les anneaux de Bicêtre Georges Simenon René Maugras, maître d'un empire de presse, se réveille à l'hôpital, hémiplégique, victime d'un accident cérébral lors d'un dîner d'affaires ... OL1242818W
Guitar boy Guitar boy Mary Jane Auch After his mother is severely injured in an accident and his father kicks him out of the house, thirteen-year-old Travis attempts to survive on his own until he meets a guitar maker and some musicians… OL15043359W
Somebody, please tell me who I am Somebody, please tell me who I am Harry Mazer Wounded in Iraq while his Army unit is on convoy and treated for many months for traumatic brain injury, the first person Ben remembers from his earlier life is his autistic brother. OL16604556W
Mad skills Mad skills Walter Greatshell After Maddy Grant suffers brain damage in an accident, scientists at the Braintree Institute decide to use a new technology to repair the injury. But repairing Maddy's brain isn't the only thing they… OL16629535W
Healing suicidal veterans Healing suicidal veterans Montgomery, Victor III "There are 24.5 million military veterans in the United States; Seventeen of them each day will take their own lives. Homelessness. Alcohol and drug abuse. Unemployment. Domestic violence. Minds plag… OL16686340W
Vision rehabilitation Vision rehabilitation Penelope S. Suter,Lisa H. Harvey "Providing all of the necessary information required to provide post-acute vision rehabilitative care following brain injury, this multidisciplinary book bridges the gap between theory and practice a… OL16973354W
More than sorrow More than sorrow Vicki Delany Hannah Manning was once an internationally renowned journalist and war correspondent; today she's a woman suffering from a traumatic brain injury. Unable to concentrate, full of pain, and haunted by … OL17725761W
The brain's way of healing The brain's way of healing Norman Doidge "The New York Times bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself presents astounding advances in the treatment of brain injury and illness. In The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge desc… OL17867374W
The lost and forgotten languages of Shanghai The lost and forgotten languages of Shanghai Ruiyan Xu A happy and successful businessman, dining in a Shanghai hotel, is badly injured by a gas explosion in the building. In the aftermath, the formerly bilingual Li Jin is only able to speak the falterin… OL17915670W
The perpetual now The perpetual now Michael D. Lemonick "In the aftermath of a shattering illness, Lonni Sue Johnson lives in a "perpetual now," where she has almost no memories of the past and a nearly complete inability to form new ones. The Perpetual N… OL20046492W
Management of adults with traumatic brain injury Management of adults with traumatic brain injury David B. Arciniegas Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a public health issue of worldwide proportions, affecting motorists, victims of interpersonal violence, athletes, military service members, and Veterans, among others.… OL20547797W
Coma Coma Denyse Théberge-Rousselet Ce récit sur le combat d'un jeune ayant subi un traumatisme crânien sévère. Il décrit avec sensibilité le long processus de réadaptation. L'auteure, mère de ce jeune, décrit les séquelles et les impa… OL24255928W
Million plus one Million plus one Hughes, David Doctors called him 'the amazing man', consultants called him 'one in a million' and many others called him 'a blooming miracle'! On 4 August 2005 David Hughes fell while pruning a tree, and a scaffol… OL24286096W
Traumatic brain injury Traumatic brain injury Arthur Gillard Covers symptoms, causes and effects, treatments, cures and medical advances for traumatic brain injuries. OL28166181W
Brain Repair Brain Repair Donald G. Stein x, 156 p. ; 24 cm OL3479836W
The king of hearts' heart The king of hearts' heart Sam Teague Aspiring to make the varsity track team, thirteen-year-old Harold neglects his brain-damaged friend Billy, until a crisis leads him to transfer his dreams of championship to Billy. OL5274629W
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Andrew J. Champion Around 10 million people in the UK suffer from a neurological disorder, one million of whom are disabled by their condition. Neurological disorders that can affect cognitive functioning include strok… OL8204276W
Traumatic brain injury Traumatic brain injury Jennie Ponsford All practitioners working with traumatically brain-injured (TBI) individuals and their families will find this book an invaluable resource. Based on scientific evidence and extensive clinical experie… OL8920749W
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