| Description |
1 online resource (v, 360 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Sergei Korsakoff, Alois Alzheimer, James Parkinson, Hans Asperger and other eminent scientists, are all names which have become synonymous with a disease, a syndrome, or an autistic disorder. Although the names of these psychiatrists and neurologists are familiar, we often know little about the individuals themselves and the circumstances surrounding their discoveries. What exactly did they discover, and who were their patients? The author reconstructs the lives of these and eight other names from the science of mind and brain. Includes case histories of Asperger, Bonnet, Capgras, Clerambault, Korsakoff and Gilles de la Tourette syndromes; Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases; the areas of Broca and Brodmann; Jackson's epilepsy; and the Gage matrix. |
| Contents |
Towards dusk the images appear: Bonnet syndrome -- A tormenting round of tremors: Parkinson's disease -- Phineas Gage's posthumous stroll: the Gage matrix -- Celestine prophesy: Broca's area -- Sparks from a Leyden jar: Jackson's epilepsy -- Siberian brandy: Korsakoff syndrome -- Go to hell, idiot! Gilles de la Tourette syndrome -- A labyrinth of tangles: Alzheimer's disease -- Mercator of neurology: Brodmann's areas -- Headquarters of madness: Clérambault syndrome -- A cup of tea for the doppelgänger: Capgras syndrome -- Little professors: Asperger syndrome -- Cardan suspension of science. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Translated from the Dutch. |
| Subject |
Nervous system -- Diseases -- History.
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Nervous system -- Diseases. |
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History. |
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Brain -- Diseases -- History.
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Brain -- Diseases. |
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Neurology -- Research.
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Neurology -- Research. |
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Brain -- Research.
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Brain -- Research. |
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Neurologists.
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Neurologists. |
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Psychiatrists.
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Psychiatrists. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Ontregelde geesten. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010036135
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Draaisma, D. Ontregelde geesten. English. Disturbances of the mind 9780521509664 (DLC) 2010286057 (OCoLC)351329780 |
| ISBN |
9781139939270 (electronic book) |
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1139939270 (electronic book) |
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9781139193276 (electronic book) |
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1139193279 (electronic book) |
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9781139933766 |
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1139933760 |
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9781139931748 |
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1139931741 |
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9780521509664 |
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0521509661 |
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