Reaching Down The Rabbit Hole: Extraordinary Journeys Into... (SC, 2014)

Description: Reaching Down The Rabbit Hole: Extraordinary Journeys Into... (SC, 2014) Format: Softcover ISBN: 9781782395485 Author: Allan Ropper, B.D. Burrell Publisher: Atlantic Books Publication Date: 2014 Language: English Number of Pages / Size (cm): 263, 23.2 x 15.1 x 2 Weight (gm): 368 ---------- Book Condition / Grade: Like New ---------- Synopsis: One of the world's leading neurologists reveals the extraordinary stories behind some of the brain disorders that he and his staff at the Harvard Medical School endeavour to treat.In this gripping book, Dr Allan Ropper takes the reader behind the scenes at Harvard Medical School's neurology unit to show how a seasoned diagnostician faces down bizarre, life-altering afflictions. Like Alice in Wonderland, Dr Ropper inhabits a world where absurdities abound:A figure skater whose body has become a ticking time-bomb.A salesman who drives around and around a roundabout, unable to get off.A college quarterback who can't stop calling the same play.A child molester who, after falling on the ice, is left with a brain that is very much dead inside a body that is very much alive.A mother of two young girls, diagnosed with ALS, who has to decide whether a life locked inside her own head is worth living.How does one begin to treat such cases, to counsel people whose lives may be changed forever? How does one train the next generation of clinicians to deal with the moral and medical aspects of brain disease? Ropper answers these questions by taking the reader into a rarefied world where lives and minds hang in the balance. Reaching Down The Rabbit Hole: Extraordinary Journeys Into... (SC, 2014) Format: Softcover ISBN: 9781782395485 Author: Allan Ropper, B.D. Burrell Publisher: Atlantic Books Publication Date: 2014 Language: English Number of Pages / Size (cm): 263, 23.2 x 15.1 x 2 Weight (gm): 368 ---------- Book Condition / Grade: Like New ---------- Synopsis: One of the world's leading neurologists reveals the extraordinary stories behind some of the brain disorders that he and his staff at the Harvard Medical School endeavour to treat.In this gripping book, Dr Allan Ropper takes the reader behind the scenes at Harvard Medical School's neurology unit to show how a seasoned diagnostician faces down bizarre, life-altering afflictions. Like Alice in Wonderland, Dr Ropper inhabits a world where absurdities abound:A figure skater whose body has become a ticking time-bomb.A salesman who drives around and around a roundabout, unable to get off.A college quarterback who can't stop calling the same play.A child molester who, after falling on the ice, is left with a brain that is very much dead inside a body that is very much alive.A mother of two young girls, diagnosed with ALS, who has to decide whether a life locked inside her own head is worth living.How does one begin to treat such cases, to counsel people whose lives may be changed forever? How does one train the next generation of clinicians to deal with the moral and medical aspects of brain disease? Ropper answers these questions by taking the reader into a rarefied world where lives and minds hang in the balance. × Buy now and save! Shipping info Click the Shipping & Payments tab above the listing description for more info Click the Shipping & Payments tab above the listing description for more info! Additional delivery notes PICK UP OPTION Sorry, our items are NOT available for pick-up. PAYMENT Immediate payment is required upon selecting "Buy It Now" or upon checking out through the cart. We accept payment via All Major Credit Cards (Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover), Google Pay, PayPal, & Apple Pay (on mobile & eBay App). Thank you for shopping with us on eBay! Additional Information No additional information at this time Ask seller a question You might also like Longitudes And Latitudes: The World In The Age Of Terrorism (SC, 2003) On High-Performance Organisations: A Leader To Leader Guide (HB, 2002) Inside Terrorism (SC, 2017) Can China Lead? Reaching The Limits Of Power And Growth (HB, 2014) Contact To contact our Customer Service Team, simply click the button here and our Customer Service team will be happy to assist. Ask seller a question © Uncommon Reader Booksellers Shipping & Payments Click the Shipping & Payments tab above the listing description for more info Payment Accepted Payment Methods Immediate payment is required upon selecting "Buy It Now" or upon checking out through the cart. We accept payment via All Major Credit Cards (Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover), Google Pay, PayPal, & Apple Pay (on mobile & eBay App). Thank you for shopping with us on eBay! Returns Returns are not accepted Seller will pay for return shipping. eBay integration by

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