Incredible consequences of brain injury the ways your brain can break / Alexander R. Toftness.
| Author/creator | Toftness, Alexander R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Achromatopsia -- Akinetic Mutism -- Akinetopsia -- Alexia -- Alice in Wonderland Syndrome -- Alien Hand Syndrome -- Amnesia -- Anosognosia -- Aphantasia -- Aphasia -- Ataxia (and Dysmetria) -- B©Łlint Syndrome (including Simultagnosia) -- Bobble-Head Doll Syndrome -- Capgras Syndrome (and other Delusional Misidentification Syndromes) -- Charles Bonnet Syndrome -- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy -- Cluster Headaches -- Coma and Disorders of Consciousness -- Cortical Blindness (plus Anton-Babinski Syndrome, Blindsight, & Riddoch Syndrome) -- Cortical Deafness (plus other Central Hearing Disorders) -- Cotard Syndrome (Walking Corpse Syndrome) -- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (and other Prion Diseases) -- Diminished Decision-Making Capacity -- Echophenomena and Coprophenomena -- Environmental Tilt (Visual Allesthesia) -- Exploding Head Syndrome -- Fatal Familial Insomnia -- Gerstmann Syndrome (Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Finger Agnosia, and Left-Right -- Disorientation) -- Hemianopsia (and Scotoma) -- Hemispatial Neglect (and Autosomatagnosia) -- Kl©ơver-Bucy Syndrome -- Korsakoff Syndrome -- Kuru -- Locked-In Syndrome -- Migraine Headaches -- Narcolepsy (and Cataplexy) -- Pathological D©♭j©¿ Vu (and Jamais Vu) -- Phantom Sensations (including Phantom Limb Pain) -- Prosopagnosia -- Seizures -- Sleeping Beauty Syndrome (Kleine-Levin Syndrome) -- Social-Emotional Agnosias -- Somatoparaphrenia -- Synesthesia -- Tinnitus -- Topographical Disorientation -- Vertigo -- Visual Object Agnosia. |
| Abstract | "Incredible Consequences of Brain Injury: The Ways your Brain can Break explains the acquired brain disorders that can suddenly change a person's life. Underlining the intricate workings of the human brain and the amazing things it does every day, this book examines what happens when the brain stops functioning as it should"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022023338 |
| ISBN | 9781032233673 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781032233666 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |