Locked-in Syndrome after Brain Damage: Living within my head

by Paul Allen, Anita Rose, Barbara Wilson, et al.

Book Overview

The newest title in the series Survivor Stories, this book tells the story of Paul Allen, a photographer who likes opera and was a good baritone singer. At the age of 56 he sustained a stroke that left him paralysed and speechless. He has Locked-In Syndrome (LIS), a rare consequence of brain damage. Although Paul is fully conscious and his cognitive abilities are intact, he is unable to move or speak due to the paralysis of nearly all his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138700398
• ISBN13: 9781138700390
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"