Ted Freeman and the battle for the injured brain : a case history of professional prejudice / Peter McCullagh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCullagh, P. J. (Peter John), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freeman, E. A. (Edward Alan).

Freeman, E. A.

Brain--Wounds and injuries.

Brain.

Brain damage--Patients--Rehabilitation.

Brain damage.

Brain damage--Treatment.

Coma--Treatment.

Coma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Canberra : Australian National University, E Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book recounts some experiences of young Australians with catastrophic brain injuries, their families and the medical system which they encountered. Whilst most of the events described occurred two to three decades ago they raise questions relevant to contemporary medical practice.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Preface; Introduction; 1. The origins of a commitment; 2. Misdiagnosis: Patients' stories; 3. Families: No easy way forward; 4. Emergence from coma after brain injury: Freeman's contribution; 5. What future after emergence?; 6. Trials and tribulations; 7. Concerted opposition in Australia; 8. International support forthcoming; 9. Some conclusions

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 13, 2016).

ISBN:

9781922144324

1922144320

OCLC:

849317095

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_459991