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  • History of the Treatment of Spinal Injuries

    by John Russell Silver ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Injury of the spinal cord has been known since antiquity. There is no cure for the injury and until modern times patients died rapidly from a combination of pressure sores and urinary tract infection. Treatment consists of preventing complications until the spine has stabilised and the patient can be rehabilitated to an independent life. History of the Treatment of Spinal Injuries explores how ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

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  • The Family That Couldn't Sleep

    A Medical Mystery

    by D. T. Max ...
    For two hundred years a noble Venetian family has suffered from an inherited disease that strikes their members in middle age, stealing their sleep, eating holes in their brains, and ending their lives in a matter of months. In Papua New Guinea, a primitive tribe is nearly obliterated by a sickness whose chief symptom is uncontrollable laughter. Across Europe, millions of sheep rub their fleeces ... Read more

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  • A Special Hell

    Institutional Life in Alberta's Eugenic Years

    by Claudia Malacrida ...
    Using rare interviews with former inmates and workers, institutional documentation, and governmental archives, Claudia Malacrida illuminates the dark history of the treatment of “mentally defective” children and adults in twentieth-century Alberta. Focusing on the Michener Centre in Red Deer, one of the last such facilities operating in Canada, A Special Hell is a sobering account of the ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • Atlas of Postsurgical Neuroradiology

    Imaging of the Brain, Spine, Head, and Neck

    by Per-Lennart A. Westesson, Daniel Thomas Ginat ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    As a result of the increasing number of surgical procedures on the brain, head, neck, and spine, postoperative changes are being encountered more frequently on neuroradiological examinations. However, these findings are often unfamiliar to neuroradiologists and neurosurgeons and can be difficult to interpret. This book, which contains numerous images and to-the-point case descriptions, is a ... Read more

    $217.79 CAD

  • Disease in the History of Modern Latin America

    From Malaria to AIDS

    by Nancy Lews Stepan, Gabriela Nouzeilles, Marilia Coutinho ...
    Challenging traditional approaches to medical history, Disease in the History of Modern Latin America advances understandings of disease as a social and cultural construction in Latin America. This innovative collection provides a vivid look at the latest research in the cultural history of medicine through insightful essays about how disease—whether it be cholera or aids, leprosy or mental ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • Medical Writing in Early Modern English

    Edited by Irma Taavitsainen, Päivi Pahta ...
    Series series Studies in English Language
    Medical writing tells us a great deal about how the language of science has developed in constructing and communicating knowledge in English. This volume provides a new perspective on the evolution of the special language of medicine, based on the electronic corpus of Early Modern English Medical Texts, containing over two million words of medical writing from 1500 to 1700. The book presents ... Read more

    $43.19 CAD

  • Brain Surgery: 1893 (Abridged, New Intro)

    by M. Allen Starr MD ...
    In 1893, this book was state of the art. Today it is merely a curiosity and a fascinating read for students of medical history and for entertainment.The author was a prominent professor at Columbia University, a surgeon in New York and part of that city's high society.Among other delicate subjects are TREPHINING FOR INSANITY and TREPHINING FOR HEADACHE.Not to be used as a medical reference.For the ... Read more

    $5.48 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Broca-Wernicke Doctrine

    A Historical and Clinical Perspective on Localization of Language Functions

    by Geert-Jan Rutten ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book discusses theories that link functions to specific anatomical brain regions. The best known of these are the Broca and Wernicke regions, and these have become synonyms for the location of productive and receptive language functions respectively. This Broca-Wernicke model has proved to be such a powerful concept that is remains the predominant view in modern clinical practice. What is ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • A History of Immunology

    by Arthur M. Silverstein ...
    Written by an immunologist, A History of Immunology traces the concept of immunity from ancient times up to the present day, examining how changing concepts and technologies have affected the course of the science. It shows how the personalities of scientists and even political and social factors influenced both theory and practice in the field. With fascinating stories of scientific disputes and ... Read more

    $94.39 CAD

  • Advanced Concepts in Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease

    Edited by João Luiz Pinheiro-Franco, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Edward C. Benzel, H. Michael Mayer ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    In this book, leading international specialists in the field join forces to discuss topics, issues and approaches that are of key importance in the optimal treatment of lumbar degenerative disk disease. The coverage is wide ranging, from current understanding of physiopathology and genetics and modern imaging techniques through to the diverse minimally invasive, non-fusion, and fusion surgical ... Read more

    $192.19 CAD

  • Computer Reformations of the Brain and Skull Base

    Anatomy and Clinical Application

    by R. Unsöld, C. B. Ostertag, J. DeGroot, T. H. Newton ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)

    $115.29 CAD

  • Minimally Invasive Spinal Deformity Surgery

    An Evolution of Modern Techniques

    Edited by Yi Lu, D. Greg Anderson, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Michael Y. Wang ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Contemporary spinal surgeons, whether orthopedic or neurosurgeons, are increasingly recognizing minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) as a desirable option to manage advanced degenerative diseases. MISS techniques minimize blood loss, surgical site pain, and speed recovery. Thus, the marriage of MISS with adult spinal deformity was a natural one. Currently, the techniques, technologies, and ... Read more

    $153.69 CAD