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William Beaumont Hospital Series in Speech and Language Pathology Ser.: Right Hemisphere Stroke : A Victim Reflects on Rehabilitative Medicine by Fred K. Johnson (1990, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWayne State University Press

ISBN-100814321720

ISBN-139780814321720

eBay Product ID (ePID)682593

Product Key Features

Number of Pages136 Pages

Publication NameRight Hemisphere Stroke : a Victim Reflects on Rehabilitative Medicine

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1990

SubjectAudiology & Speech Pathology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Speech

TypeTextbook

AuthorFred K. Johnson

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Medical

SeriesWilliam Beaumont Hospital Series in Speech and Language Pathology Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight13.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN89-070612

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal362.1/9681

SynopsisFred Johnson gives a detailed account of his stroke--a rare, right hemisphere rupture at the age of thirty-six--and his subsequent rehabilitation. In Right Hemisphere Stroke, Fred Johnson describes in vivid prose the onset of his devastating stroke and the obstacles he overcame during his therapy, giving a patient's view of a first-class rehabilitation institute. Johnson pays particular attention to the personality changes and the problems of disorientation he experienced. He poignantly captures the bewilderment and terror so often felt by stroke patients in the hospital and upon returning home. In telling his story, Johnson provides valuable insights about the effects of stroke and, along the way, calls into question some traditionally held conclusions about the functions of the brain's right hemisphere. The book is important in other ways. As Dr. John Gilroy states in his foreword, Fred Johnson's account moves us to realize that a "stroke affects the brain as a whole, and patients should be treated for brain dysfunction, not hemisphere deficits." Moreover, for Gilroy the book underscores the need for better communication with the patient. With most diseases, health care professionals freely discuss present or anticipated problems with patients and family. In cases of stroke, however, there is a great deal of resistance to sharing the complex problems that arise. Fred Johnson's book is valuable, then, not only as a testament to the courage and determination of one man but also for the lessons it provides for medical students and health care professionals., Fred Johnson gives a detailed account of his stroke--a rare, right hemisphere rupture at the age of thirty-six--and his subsequent rehabilitation., In Right Hemisphere Stroke, Fred Johnson describes in vivid prose the onset of his devastating stroke and the obstacles he overcame during his therapy, giving a patient's view of a first-class rehabilitation institute. Johnson pays particular attention to the personality changes and the problems of disorientation he experienced. He poignantly captures the bewilderment and terror so often felt by stroke patients in the hospital and upon returning home. In telling his story, Johnson provides valuable insights about the effects of stroke and, along the way, calls into question some traditionally held conclusions about the functions of the brain's right hemisphere. The book is important in other ways. As Dr. John Gilroy states in his foreword, Fred Johnson's account moves us to realize that a "stroke affects the brain as a whole, and patients should be treated for brain dysfunction, not hemisphere deficits." Moreover, for Gilroy the book underscores the need for better communication with the patient. With most diseases, health care professionals freely discuss present or anticipated problems with patients and family. In cases of stroke, however, there is a great deal of resistance to sharing the complex problems that arise. Fred Johnson's book is valuable, then, not only as a testament to the courage and determination of one man but also for the lessons it provides for medical students and health care professionals.

LC Classification NumberRC388.5.J616 1990