Brown-Séquard : an improbable genius who transformed medicine

Brown-Séquard : an improbable genius who transformed medicine / Michael J. Aminoff.

Author/creator	Aminoff, Michael J. (Michael Jeffrey)
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Description	xiv, 356 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Brown-Séquard, Charles-Edouard, 1817-1894. Physicians--France --Biography. Physiologists--France --Biography. Neurologists--France --Biography. Neurology--Great Britain --Biography. Neurology--Mauritania --Biography. Neurology--France --Paris --Biography. History, 19th Century--Great Britain. History, 19th Century--Mauritania. History, 19th Century--France --Paris. Neurology--history --Great Britain. Neurology--history --Mauritania. Neurology--history --France --Paris.

Contents	The death of a professor -- At home in Mauritius -- A medical student in Paris -- Great expectations -- The physics of the circulation : why we don't faint on standing, and why we get bedsores on lying still for too long -- Fame in the making -- Fame and fortune in Britain : a piece of cake -- Broken dreams and promises -- Musical chairs -- Thoughts about the brain -- The disease of devils and demons -- The magnificent maverick -- A new system of medicine -- Scenes from the world of a scientist -- A backward glance and a reckoning.
Local note	Laupus-WCP
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010013439
ISBN	9780199742639 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0199742634 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Laupus	Books - Stacks	WZ 100 A517B 2011	✔ Available	Place Hold