Head Cases

Author : Michael Paul Mason
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429953748
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Head Cases written by Michael Paul Mason and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Head Cases takes us into the dark side of the brain in an astonishing sequence of stories, at once true and strange, from the world of brain damage. Michael Paul Mason is one of an elite group of experts who coordinate care in the complicated aftermath of tragic injuries that can last a lifetime. On the road with Mason, we encounter survivors of brain injuries as they struggle to map and make sense of the new worlds they inhabit. Underlying each of these survivors' stories is an exploration of the brain and its mysteries. When injured, the brain must figure out how to heal itself, reorganizing its physiology in order to do the job. Mason gives us a series of vivid glimpses into brain science, the last frontier of medicine, and we come away in awe of the miracles of the brain's workings and astonished at the fragility of the brain and the sense of self, life, and order that resides there. Head Cases "[achieves] through sympathy and curiosity insight like that which pulses through genuine literature" (The New York Sun); it is at once illuminating and deeply affecting.

Author : Michael Paul Mason
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780374134525
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Head Cases written by Michael Paul Mason and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mason gives a series of vivid glimpses into brain science, the last frontier of medicine, and explores fragility of the brain and the sense of self, life, and order that resides there.

Author : Elaine Miller
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231166826
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Head Cases written by Elaine Miller and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While philosophy and psychoanalysis privilege language and conceptual distinctions and mistrust the image, the philosopher and psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva recognizes the power of art and the imagination to unblock important sources of meaning. She also appreciates the process through which creative acts counteract and transform feelings of violence and depression. Reviewing KristevaÕs corpus, Elaine P. Miller considers the intellectualÕs Òaesthetic ideaÓ and Òthought specularÓ in their capacity to reshape depressive thought on both the individual and cultural level. She revisits KristevaÕs reading of Walter Benjamin with reference to melancholic art and the imaginationÕs allegorical structure; her analysis of Byzantine iconoclasm in relation to FreudÕs psychoanalytic theory of negation and HegelÕs dialectical negativity; her understanding of Proust as an exemplary practitioner of sublimation; her rereading of Kant and Arendt in terms of art as an intentional lingering with foreignness; and her argument that forgiveness is both a philosophical and psychoanalytic method of transcending a ÒstuckÓ existence. Focusing on specific artworks that illustrate KristevaÕs ideas, from ancient Greek tragedy to early photography, contemporary installation art, and film, Miller positions creative acts as a form of Òspiritual inoculationÓ against the violence of our society and its discouragement of thought and reflection.

Author : Michael G. Moore
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119775965
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essential Cases in Head and Neck Oncology written by Michael G. Moore and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-01-19 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A case-focused Otolaryngology primer for trainees and practicing clinicians alike As disorders of the head and neck continue to become more prevalent, otolaryngologic head and neck surgeons are in greater demand than ever before. Many schools of medicine are integrating Problem-Based Learning (PBL) to help students develop the skills necessary for surgical management of head and neck conditions, yet the selection of guidebooks available to trainee otolaryngologic surgeons is limited. Essential Cases in Head and Neck Oncology uses real-life clinical cases to present clear and up-to-date explanations of treatment strategies for a wide range of cutaneous, salivary gland, and upper aerodigestive tract conditions, including benign and malignant tumors. Written and edited by renowned leaders in the field, and endorsed by the American Head & Neck Society, this essential resource contains full-color photographs, illustrations, and diagrams to better support readers in acquiring, synthesizing, and applying essential skills and knowledge in a clinical context. Its chapters provide detailed coverage of the oral cavity, skull base, trachea, thyroid, larynx, paragangliomas, salivary glands, and more. This textbook also includes: Covers the full spectrum of head and neck surgeries, including reconstructive procedures Discusses ethics related to cancer treatments, medical research, and other care issues Promotes multidisciplinary critical thinking, clinical problem-solving, communication, and collaboration Helps medical students and trainees evaluate their learning and contextualize their knowledge Features high-quality images and succinct explanatory text throughout Essential Cases in Head and Neck Oncology is an indispensable study aid for trainee clinicians, residents, and fellows, and an excellent reference guide for oncologists, otolaryngologists, surgeons, and other practitioners working in medical oncology, radiation oncology, and oromaxillofacial surgery.

Author : Osamu Sakai
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071543724
Total Pages : 1298 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Head and Neck Imaging Cases written by Osamu Sakai and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 1298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 366 cases and more than 3000 images help you accurately interpret head and neck imaging Head and Neck Imaging Cases uses 366 cases and more than 3000 images to familiarize you with imaging findings of common head and neck diseases and conditions encountered in daily practice. Rarer diseases that have typical image findings as well as normal variants and benign conditions that may be mistaken as abnormalities or malignancies are also included. Reflecting real-world practice, CT and MRI are the main modalities illustrated throughout the book. In addition, you will find cases utilizing fluoroscopy, PET-CT, conventional angiogram/interventional radiology, and radiotherapy/radiosurgery. The book’s easy-to-navigate organization is specifically designed for use at the workstation. The concise, quick-scan text, numerous images, helpful icons, and pearls speed and simplify the learning process. Features: Cases involve the temporal bones, skull base, nasal cavity, and paranasal sinuses, orbit, globe, suprahyoid neck, salivary gland, oral cavity and oropharynx, jaw, larynx and hypopharynx, infrahyoid neck, and lymph nodes Each case includes presentation, findings, differential diagnosis, boxed pearls, and numerous images Icons, a grading system depicting the full spectrum of findings from common to rare and typical to unusual along with consistent chapter organization make this perfect for rapid at-the-bench consultation

Author : United States. Army. Ordnance Dept
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance ... written by United States. Army. Ordnance Dept and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Army. Ordnance Department
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report of the Tests of Metals and Other Materials for Industrial Purposes written by United States. Army. Ordnance Department and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 766 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Desai's Hand-book of Criminal Cases written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Medical Society of New Jersey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey written by Medical Society of New Jersey and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the society's Annual reports.

Author : Oliver Sacks
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0593466683
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat written by Oliver Sacks and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his most extraordinary book, the bestselling author of Awakenings and "poet laureate of medicine” (The New York Times) recounts the case histories of patients inhabiting the compelling world of neurological disorders, from those who are no longer able to recognize common objects to those who gain extraordinary new skills. Featuring a new preface, Oliver Sacks’s The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat tells the stories of individuals afflicted with perceptual and intellectual disorders: patients who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of their pasts; who are no longer able to recognize people and common objects; whose limbs seem alien to them; who lack some skills yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents. In Dr. Sacks’s splendid and sympathetic telling, his patients are deeply human and his tales are studies of struggles against incredible adversity. A great healer, Sacks never loses sight of medicine’s ultimate responsibility: “the suffering, afflicted, fighting human subject.”