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You Might Live Twice

by Simon Kirby ...

What if the life you built disappeared overnight-and you had to create a new one from the ground up?In 2004, Dr. Simon Kirby was living the life he had worked decades to achieve. A successful facial plastic surgeon, husband, father, and lifelong high achiever, he appeared to be at the peak of his profession. Then a catastrophic vertebral artery dissection triggered a brainstem stroke that stopped ... Read more

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What if the life you built disappeared overnight-and you had to create a new one from the ground up?In 2004, Dr. Simon Kirby was living the life he had worked decades to achieve. A successful facial plastic surgeon, husband, father, and lifelong high achiever, he appeared to be at the peak of his profession. Then a catastrophic vertebral artery dissection triggered a brainstem stroke that stopped
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Becoming Dr. Q

My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon

by Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, M.D. ...

The inspiring story of a young Mexican immigrant who became a renowned neurosurgeon.Today he is known as Dr. Q, an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who leads cutting-edge research to cure brain cancer. But not too long ago, he was Freddy, a 19-year-old undocumented migrant worker toiling in the tomato fields of Central California.In this gripping memoir, Alfredo Quiñones ... Read more

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The inspiring story of a young Mexican immigrant who became a renowned neurosurgeon.Today he is known as Dr. Q, an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who leads cutting-edge research to cure brain cancer. But not too long ago, he was Freddy, a 19-year-old undocumented migrant worker toiling in the tomato fields of Central California.In this gripping memoir, Alfredo Quiñones
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Gifted Hands 20th Anniversary Edition

The Ben Carson Story

by Ben Carson, M.D. ...

Gifted Hands reveals the remarkable journey of Dr. Ben Carson from an angry, struggling young boy with everything stacked against him to the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.As a boy, he did poorly in school and struggled with anger. If it were not for the persistence of his mother, a single parent who worked three jobs and pushed her sons to do their best, ... Read more

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Gifted Hands reveals the remarkable journey of Dr. Ben Carson from an angry, struggling young boy with everything stacked against him to the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.As a boy, he did poorly in school and struggled with anger. If it were not for the persistence of his mother, a single parent who worked three jobs and pushed her sons to do their best,
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When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery

Tales from Neurosurgery

by Frank Vertosick Jr. ...

"Dramatic, moving, and utterly fascinating." —New York Times Book ReviewWith poignant insight and humor, When the Air Hits Your Brain chronicles one man’s evolution from naïve and ambitious young intern to world-class neurosurgeon. In electrifying detail, Frank Vertosick Jr. describes some of the greatest challenges of his career, including a six-week-old infant with a tumor in her brain, a young ... Read more

$17.49 CAD

"Dramatic, moving, and utterly fascinating." —New York Times Book ReviewWith poignant insight and humor, When the Air Hits Your Brain chronicles one man’s evolution from naïve and ambitious young intern to world-class neurosurgeon. In electrifying detail, Frank Vertosick Jr. describes some of the greatest challenges of his career, including a six-week-old infant with a tumor in her brain, a young
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The Tenth Nerve

A Brain Surgeon's Stories of the Patients Who Changed Him

by Dr. Chris Honey ...

Riveting and dramatic, The Tenth Nerve offers a rare window into the world of a pre-eminent neurosurgeon and the seven exceptional patients that made him a better person.“The scalpel can only go so deep, and technical skill can only take one so far.”In this absorbing narrative, Dr. Chris Honey, an accomplished neurosurgeon at Vancouver General Hospital, weaves his personal journey together with ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Riveting and dramatic, The Tenth Nerve offers a rare window into the world of a pre-eminent neurosurgeon and the seven exceptional patients that made him a better person.“The scalpel can only go so deep, and technical skill can only take one so far.”In this absorbing narrative, Dr. Chris Honey, an accomplished neurosurgeon at Vancouver General Hospital, weaves his personal journey together with
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Gray Matters

A Biography of Brain Surgery

by Theodore H. Schwartz ...

**An Economist Best Book of 2024“If you are at all curious about the brain or the surgeons who operate on it, Gray Matters is a must read and Dr. Theodore Schwartz is the perfect guide, a master brain surgeon and superbly talented writer. I have not read a better biography of our shared profession, and in Schwartz's talented hands, the most enigmatic 3 1/2 pounds of tissue in the known universe ... Read more

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**An Economist Best Book of 2024“If you are at all curious about the brain or the surgeons who operate on it, Gray Matters is a must read and Dr. Theodore Schwartz is the perfect guide, a master brain surgeon and superbly talented writer. I have not read a better biography of our shared profession, and in Schwartz's talented hands, the most enigmatic 3 1/2 pounds of tissue in the known universe
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All That Moves Us

A Pediatric Neurosurgeon, His Young Patients, and Their Stories of Grace and Resilience

by Jay Wellons ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A powerful and moving account of the intense joys and sorrows of being a pediatric neurosurgeon.”—Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery**“The surgical interventions in these pages are dizzying, but the fact that Jay Wellons can write as well as he can operate provides a whole other level of amazement.”—Ann PatchettONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A powerful and moving account of the intense joys and sorrows of being a pediatric neurosurgeon.”—Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery**“The surgical interventions in these pages are dizzying, but the fact that Jay Wellons can write as well as he can operate provides a whole other level of amazement.”—Ann PatchettONE OF THE BEST BOOKS
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Another Day in the Frontal Lobe

A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside

by Katrina Firlik ...

Katrina Firlik is a neurosurgeon, one of only two hundred or so women among the alpha males who dominate this high-pressure, high-prestige medical specialty. She is also a superbly gifted writer–witty, insightful, at once deeply humane and refreshingly wry. In Another Day in the Frontal Lobe, Dr. Firlik draws on this rare combination to create a neurosurgeon’s Kitchen Confidential–a unique insider ... Read more

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Katrina Firlik is a neurosurgeon, one of only two hundred or so women among the alpha males who dominate this high-pressure, high-prestige medical specialty. She is also a superbly gifted writer–witty, insightful, at once deeply humane and refreshingly wry. In Another Day in the Frontal Lobe, Dr. Firlik draws on this rare combination to create a neurosurgeon’s Kitchen Confidential–a unique insider
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No Place to Hide

A Brain Surgeon’s Long Journey Home from the Iraq War

by W. Lee Warren ...

Join Air Force veteran Dr. W. Lee Warren as he chronicles his fascinating, heartbreaking, and enlightening experience as a neurosurgeon in an Iraq War combat hospital.Warren's life as a neurosurgeon in a trauma center began to unravel long before he shipped off to serve the U.S. Air Force in Iraq in 2004. When he traded a comfortable, if demanding, practice in San Antonio, Texas, for a ride on a C ... Read more

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Join Air Force veteran Dr. W. Lee Warren as he chronicles his fascinating, heartbreaking, and enlightening experience as a neurosurgeon in an Iraq War combat hospital.Warren's life as a neurosurgeon in a trauma center began to unravel long before he shipped off to serve the U.S. Air Force in Iraq in 2004. When he traded a comfortable, if demanding, practice in San Antonio, Texas, for a ride on a C
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Gray Matter

A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer . . . One Patient at a Time

by David Levy ...

A perfect blend of medical drama and spiritual insight, Gray Matter is a fascinating account of Dr. David Levy's decision to begin asking his patients if he could pray for them before surgery. Some are thrilled. Some are skeptical. Some are hostile, and some are quite literally transformed by the request.Each chapter focuses on a specific case, opening with a detailed description of the patient's ... Read more

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A perfect blend of medical drama and spiritual insight, Gray Matter is a fascinating account of Dr. David Levy's decision to begin asking his patients if he could pray for them before surgery. Some are thrilled. Some are skeptical. Some are hostile, and some are quite literally transformed by the request.Each chapter focuses on a specific case, opening with a detailed description of the patient's
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Life on a Knife’s Edge

A Brain Surgeon’s Reflections on Life, Loss and Survival

by Dr Rahul Jandial ...

'It's a brilliant book... There are lessons in every paragraph... Get it now.' Chris Evans'Wonderous and wild. I loved this book' James Nestor, bestselling author of Breath'Moving, raw and unflinching' Julia Samuel, bestselling author of This Too Shall Pass'Incredible storytelling' Dr Rangan Chatterjee, bestselling author of Feel Better in 5_________________________... ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

'It's a brilliant book... There are lessons in every paragraph... Get it now.' Chris Evans'Wonderous and wild. I loved this book' James Nestor, bestselling author of Breath'Moving, raw and unflinching' Julia Samuel, bestselling author of This Too Shall Pass'Incredible storytelling' Dr Rangan Chatterjee, bestselling author of Feel Better in 5_________________________...
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Never Say Die

by Chris O'Brien ...

How a grim diagnosis transformed the life of one of Australia's top cancer specialists.It was a cruel twist of fate: in November 2006 Chris O'Brien, one of Australia's leading head and neck cancer surgeons, was diagnosed with an aggressive and almost inevitably lethal form of brain cancer. As he knew, few sufferers survive past twelve months. Nevertheless, he was determined to beat the odds. With ... Read more

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How a grim diagnosis transformed the life of one of Australia's top cancer specialists.It was a cruel twist of fate: in November 2006 Chris O'Brien, one of Australia's leading head and neck cancer surgeons, was diagnosed with an aggressive and almost inevitably lethal form of brain cancer. As he knew, few sufferers survive past twelve months. Nevertheless, he was determined to beat the odds. With
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A Long Journey Back

by Chris R. Pownall ...

This is the real life account of a remarkable young man who suffered a near fatal head injury and describes his astounding battle to regain his life.Rob Pownall was just eighteen when he had an unfortunate accident, which was to dramatically change his life. Following life saving surgery he lay in a coma for several days before waking up only to find himself completely paralysed and unable to ... Read more

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This is the real life account of a remarkable young man who suffered a near fatal head injury and describes his astounding battle to regain his life.Rob Pownall was just eighteen when he had an unfortunate accident, which was to dramatically change his life. Following life saving surgery he lay in a coma for several days before waking up only to find himself completely paralysed and unable to
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Explained

A Guide for Patients and Families

by Kyle M. Fargen ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This book provides a valuable guide to understanding idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), which is a very complex and painful disease. It is a chronic, often disabling condition resulting in headaches, visual loss, and ringing in the ears. This condition was thought to be rare but is becoming much more common, especially as the population becomes more overweight. Patients with this ... Read more

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This book provides a valuable guide to understanding idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), which is a very complex and painful disease. It is a chronic, often disabling condition resulting in headaches, visual loss, and ringing in the ears. This condition was thought to be rare but is becoming much more common, especially as the population becomes more overweight. Patients with this
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The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Neurology

by Benjamin J. Sadock, Virginia A. Sadock ...

The best-selling general psychiatry text since 1972, Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry is now in its thoroughly updated Tenth Edition. This complete, concise overview of the entire field of psychiatry is a staple board review text for psychiatry residents and is popular with a broad range of students and practitioners in medicine, clinical psychology, social work, nursing, and ... Read more

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The best-selling general psychiatry text since 1972, Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry is now in its thoroughly updated Tenth Edition. This complete, concise overview of the entire field of psychiatry is a staple board review text for psychiatry residents and is popular with a broad range of students and practitioners in medicine, clinical psychology, social work, nursing, and
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The Myths and the Facts

Epilepsy

by Bernadette Booysen ...

Series series Epilepsy
This is a captivating, must-read book for everyone, including medical professionals and journalists. This book delves into the myths that I have heard over the years about epilepsy and gives my readers an explanation of the facts and the reasons why the myths are myths. What can a person believe? How can we achieve a better understanding of epilepsy?This book covers all aspects of epilepsy, ... Read more

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This is a captivating, must-read book for everyone, including medical professionals and journalists. This book delves into the myths that I have heard over the years about epilepsy and gives my readers an explanation of the facts and the reasons why the myths are myths. What can a person believe? How can we achieve a better understanding of epilepsy?This book covers all aspects of epilepsy,
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Мифы и факты

Epilepsy

by Bernadette Booysen ...

Series series Epilepsy
Это увлекательная книга, которую должен прочитать каждый, в том числе медицинские работники и журналисты. Эта книга углубляется в мифы, которые я слышал об эпилепсии на протяжении многих лет, и дает моим читателям объяснение фактов и причин, по которым мифы остаются мифами. Во что может поверить человек? Как мы можем лучше понять эпилепсию?Эта книга охватывает все аспекты эпилепсии, включая ... Read more

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Это увлекательная книга, которую должен прочитать каждый, в том числе медицинские работники и журналисты. Эта книга углубляется в мифы, которые я слышал об эпилепсии на протяжении многих лет, и дает моим читателям объяснение фактов и причин, по которым мифы остаются мифами. Во что может поверить человек? Как мы можем лучше понять эпилепсию?Эта книга охватывает все аспекты эпилепсии, включая
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Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography

Basic Principles, Clinical Applications, and Related Fields

by Donald L. Schomer, Fernando Lopes da Silva ...

The leading reference on electroencephalography since 1982, Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography is now in its thoroughly updated Sixth Edition. An international group of experts provides comprehensive coverage of the neurophysiologic and technical aspects of EEG, evoked potentials, and magnetoencephalography, as well as the clinical applications of these studies in neonates, infants, children, ... Read more

$324.29 CAD

The leading reference on electroencephalography since 1982, Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography is now in its thoroughly updated Sixth Edition. An international group of experts provides comprehensive coverage of the neurophysiologic and technical aspects of EEG, evoked potentials, and magnetoencephalography, as well as the clinical applications of these studies in neonates, infants, children,
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The Biology of Multiple Sclerosis

by Sandra Amor, Jean Fletcher, Kingston Mills, Gregory Atkins ...

Multiple sclerosis is the most common debilitating neurological disease in people under the age of forty in the developed world. Many publications cover medical and clinical approaches to the disease; however, The Biology of Multiple Sclerosis provides a clear and concise up-to-date overview of the scientific literature on the various theories of MS pathogenesis. Covering the main elements of ... Read more

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Multiple sclerosis is the most common debilitating neurological disease in people under the age of forty in the developed world. Many publications cover medical and clinical approaches to the disease; however, The Biology of Multiple Sclerosis provides a clear and concise up-to-date overview of the scientific literature on the various theories of MS pathogenesis. Covering the main elements of
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Diseases of the Brain, Head and Neck, Spine 2020–2023

Diagnostic Imaging

Edited by Juerg Hodler, Rahel A. Kubik-Huch, Gustav K. von Schulthess ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This open access book offers an essential overview of brain, head and neck, and spine imaging. Over the last few years, there have been considerable advances in this area, driven by both clinical and technological developments. Written by leading international experts and teachers, the chapters are disease-oriented and cover all relevant imaging modalities, with a focus on magnetic resonance ... Read more

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This open access book offers an essential overview of brain, head and neck, and spine imaging. Over the last few years, there have been considerable advances in this area, driven by both clinical and technological developments. Written by leading international experts and teachers, the chapters are disease-oriented and cover all relevant imaging modalities, with a focus on magnetic resonance
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Handbook of Trigeminal Neuralgia

Edited by Girija Prasad Rath ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This book covers all aspects of trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) which is a common yet very painful condition of face and scalp. Chapters include historical perspective of the condition, clinical presentations, diagnosis, management strategy, drug therapy, different interventional techniques utilized, and non-invasive modalities offered. The book has ample images to explain three main percutaneous ... Read more

$140.89 CAD

This book covers all aspects of trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) which is a common yet very painful condition of face and scalp. Chapters include historical perspective of the condition, clinical presentations, diagnosis, management strategy, drug therapy, different interventional techniques utilized, and non-invasive modalities offered. The book has ample images to explain three main percutaneous
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Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

Challenges and Developments

Edited by Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Ramesh Raghupathi, Andrew Maas ...

Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury comprehensively covers the medical and pathological issues related to neurotrauma and its often devastating consequences. Written by globally renowned experts in the field, both clinicians and researchers will find this book invaluable to update their knowledge. This volume is divided into two sections, one covering the brain, the other the spinal cord. Each ... Read more

$123.99 CAD

Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury comprehensively covers the medical and pathological issues related to neurotrauma and its often devastating consequences. Written by globally renowned experts in the field, both clinicians and researchers will find this book invaluable to update their knowledge. This volume is divided into two sections, one covering the brain, the other the spinal cord. Each
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Atlas of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery E-Book

by Nithin D Adappa, James N. Palmer, Alexander G. Chiu ...

Gain a clear understanding of the entire spectrum of today's rhinology and anterior skull base surgery with Atlas of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery, 2nd Edition. This thoroughly updated title increases your knowledge and skill regarding both basic or advanced procedures, taking you step by step through endoscopic approaches to chronic sinus disease, nasal polyps, pituitary tumors, ... Read more

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Gain a clear understanding of the entire spectrum of today's rhinology and anterior skull base surgery with Atlas of Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery, 2nd Edition. This thoroughly updated title increases your knowledge and skill regarding both basic or advanced procedures, taking you step by step through endoscopic approaches to chronic sinus disease, nasal polyps, pituitary tumors,
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Atlas of Brain Mapping

Topographic Mapping of EEG and Evoked Potentials

by Konrad Maurer, Thomas Dierks ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
From its discovery in 1929 by Hans Berger until the late 1960s, when sensory visual and auditory evoked potentials were dis covered and became popular, the EEG was the most important method of neurophysiological examination. W-ith the advent of computer technology in the 1980s, it became possible to plot the potential fields of the EEG onto models of the scalp. This plot ting of information as ... Read more

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From its discovery in 1929 by Hans Berger until the late 1960s, when sensory visual and auditory evoked potentials were dis covered and became popular, the EEG was the most important method of neurophysiological examination. W-ith the advent of computer technology in the 1980s, it became possible to plot the potential fields of the EEG onto models of the scalp. This plot ting of information as
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