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Extraordinary Journeys into the Human Brain

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An edition of Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole (2014)

Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole

Extraordinary Journeys into the Human Brain

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  • ★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating) ·
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Atlantic Books
Language
English
Pages
263

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Subjects

Neurology, clinical, Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Brain, diseases, Neurologists, biography, Boston (mass.), biography, Nervous system, diseases, diagnosis

People

Michael J. Fox, Raymond Adams, Dwight Adams

Places

Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Boston, Mass., USA

Times

1976-2016

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Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole: Extraordinary Journeys into the Human Brain
7 January 2016, Atlantic Books
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Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole: Tales of Life and Death on the Neurology Ward
8 September 2015, St. Martin's Griffin
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Reaching down the Rabbit Hole: Extraordinary Journeys into the Human Brain
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Queen. What Neurologists do
Page 1
1. Six Improbable Things Before Breakfast
Page Arrivals, departures, and delays on the ward| 15
2. Like a Hole in the Hand
Page Where baseball and neurology converge in a game-saving, over-the-shoulder catch| 33
3. The State of Confusion
Page Two characters in search of a neurologist| 47
4. My Man Godfrey
Page A poor sort of memory that only works backwards| 69
5. What Seems to Be the Problem?
Page A politically incorrect guide to malingering, shamming, and hysteria| 83
6. Do No Harm
Page A walking time bomb tests the limits of good sense| 107
7. A Story is Worth a Thousand Pictures
Page Nine songs of innocence and experience| 121
8. Endgame
Page Facing down Lou Gehrig's disease| 143
9. The Examined Life
Page What it takes to survive a motor-neuron death sentence| 163
10. The Curse of the Werewolf
Page On the front lines in the battle against Dr. Parkinson's disease| 185
11. For the Want of a Nail
Page A hard-knock lesson on the way to the morgue| 205
12. The Eyes Have It
Page When is somebody not dead yet?| 223
13. Boats Against the Current
Page Based on a true story| 243
Acknowledgements. 261

Edition Notes

As read on BBC Radio 4

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London, UK
Copyright Date
2014

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Library of Congress
RC351

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
263
Number of pages
263
Dimensions
19.8 x 12.9 x 1.9 centimeters

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OL26204785M
Internet Archive
reachingdownrabb0000ropp_z5w2
ISBN 10
1782395504
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1782395504

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Work Description

Dr. Ropper tries to summarise his insights from his 40 years as a clinical neurologist.

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