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020			_a9781138600737
100			_aMcDonald, Sheena
245		0	_aRebuilding life after brain injury : dreamtalk
260			_aLondon _bRoutledge _c2019
300			_a143 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
490			_aAfter brain injury: survivor stories
520			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aRebuilding Life after Brain Injury: Dreamtalk tells the survival story of Sheena McDonald, who in 1999 was hit by a police van and suffered a very severe brain injury. Sheena’s story is told from her own, personal standpoint and also from two further unique and invaluable perspectives. Allan Little, a BBC journalist and now Sheena’s husband, describes both the physical and mental impact of the injury on himself and on Sheena. Gail Robinson, Sheena’s neuropsychological rehabilitation specialist, provides professional commentaries on Sheena’s condition, assessment and recovery process. The word Dreamtalk, created by Allan to describe Sheena’s once ""hallucinogenic state"", sets the tone for this book. It humanises and contextualises the impact of brain injury, providing support and encouragement for patients, professionals and families. It presents exclusive insights into each stage of recovery, spanning coma, altered consciousness, post-traumatic amnesia and rehabilitation; all showing how she has defied conventional clinical expectations and made an exceptional recovery. This book is valuable reading to those who have suffered a brain injury and also to professionals such as neurologists, neuropsychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists working in the field.
650			_aBRAIN INJURIES
650			_aBRAIN INJURIES, psychology
650			_aBRAIN INJURIES, rehabilitation
650			_aPERSONAL NARRATIVES
700			_aLittle, Allan
700			_aRobinson, Gail
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