Disconnected from Time and Space: Managing the Consequences of Thalamic Damage

by Jill Winegardner, Donna Malley, Joe Mole

Book Overview

There is a lack of understanding of the life changing consequences of brain injury and the crucial importance of rehabilitation is far from being recognised. This book tells Joy's story, a survivor of a thalamic infarct, which has left her with an intensely distressing feeling of being disconnected from herself and the world. Her problems include severe fatigue, reduced sensory perception, the inability to experience the passage of time and difficulty...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138904759
• ISBN13: 9781138904750
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages