Nervous System category: 536 books
by Lynne P. Taylor, Alyx B. Porter Umphrey
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Providing readily accessible information and real-world encouragement to people living with primary and metastatic brain tumors, this book discusses the basics of brain tumors, types of tumors, management of different tumors, related symptoms, treatments and side effects, the role of medical team...
Alone in My Universe
Struggling with an Orphan Disease in an Unsympathetic World
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Battling a chronic disease can often be a lonely and frustrating ordeal. It doesnt have to be. Alone in My Universe, compiled by Wayne Brown, presents a series of writings from patients suffering from acromegaly. Based on actual personal experiences, these narratives provide a primer of understanding...
by Dylan Peters
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In his own words, nine-year-old Dylan Peters shares with his readers what its like to suffer from Tourette Syndrome. Written with humor, insight, and acceptance.
Power Sleep
The Revolutionary Program That Prepares Your Mind for Peak Performance
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
"Rest is the basis of dynamic activity. . . . Want to be more creative, loving, and successful? Follow Dr. Maas's powerful practical advice for doing less but accomplishing more."
--Harold H. Bloomfield, M.D., author of The Power of 5 and TM
"As the world speeds...
by Jayla Averill
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
Huntington's disease is an inherited disease that causes the progressive breakdown (degeneration) of nerve cells in the brain. Huntington's disease has a broad impact on a person's functional abilities and usually results in movement, thinking (cognitive) and psychiatric disorders.
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A Parkinson's Primer
An Indispensable Guide to Parkinson's Disease for Patients and Their Families
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
“John Vine says he wrote this book for people who have been newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Well, I was diagnosed 24 years ago, and I still learned something new on every page.”—Michael Kinsley, Vanity Fair columnist and author of Old Age: A Beginner’s Guide
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by Terry Crawford Palardy
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012
The true story of a middle-aged woman being unexpectedly diagnosed with a young person's disease: multiple sclerosis. The journey to diagnosis and the reality of the treatment brought a premature end to her career as a public school teacher. Life in "the sandwich generation" of adults caring...
Women Living With Multiple Sclerosis
Conversations on Living, Laughing and Coping
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 1999
This is a unique guide for women dealing with the difficulties of multiple sclerosis. After she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1976, author Judith Lynn Nichols realized that people suffering from chronic illness fare better when they share experiences with people fighting the same disease....
Finding Balance
Healing From A Decade of Vestibular Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2011
Over 10 million adults in the United States have chronic problems with dizziness and imbalance - vestibular problems. This compares to 400,000 with multiple sclerosis or 1.5 million with autism for example, both chronic illnesses with much greater name recognition. Vestibular problems are difficult...
Living with Bipolar Disorder:A Guide for Individuals and FamiliesUpdated Edition
A Guide for Individuals and FamiliesUpdated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
Living with Bipolar Disorder is designed to help patients and their families develop the skills they need to be good consumers of treatment and to become expert partners in the management of this challenging disorder. Drawing on research documenting the strength of combining drug treatments with behavioral...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bipolar Disorder
Understand, Treat, and Thrive with Bipolar Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
Clear answers on correctly diagnosing and living with bipolar disorder.
This comprehensive and reliable guide addresses how bipolar disorder is different from other disorders, the latest research into bipolar treatments, strategies for living with bipolar disorder, and much more.
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by Benison O'Reilly & Seana Smith
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
The only complete guide to every aspect of raising a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia. The AUSTRALIAN AUTISM HANDBOOK offers guidance, expert advice and above all support to parents and health professionals from the early signs and symptoms of ASD through diagnosis, the intervention...
by Valerie Foley
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2011
Have you ever found yourself frantically Googling at 3am, wondering why your child is doing things differently to other kids? All the contributors to this book have ... a lot. We all have at least one child with autism, and we are all driven by a desire to make sure they have the best life possible....
Good Morning Beautiful
Winning the Battle Over Seizures
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
At two-and-a-half, Christina was autistic. She didn’t speak and had the cognitive ability of an infant. With one hundred seizures a day, her life was being ripped away by a relentless villain—epilepsy. When doctors gave up, we hung on to hope and became her advocates—researching, praying, and...