Famous Case Histories in Neurotrauma: What Neuroscience Continues to Learn from Survivors

by Jessica Matyas

Book Overview

Using a popular case history format, this book presents a scientific history of neurotrauma. It covers a range of well-known cases, including Roald Dahl, James Brady, and Walter Freeman to give insights into a variety of neurotrauma causes and effects, from aphasia and amnesia to lobotomy and mercury toxicity.

Cases are connected to clinical research methods, exploring how these methods have changed over time and illustrating how these cases...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367442833
• ISBN13: 9780367442835
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 158 Pages