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Ted Freeman and the Battle for the Injured Brain : A Case History of Professional Prejudice.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Canberra : ANU Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (212 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781922144324
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ted Freeman and the Battle for the Injured BrainLOC classification:
  • RC387.5 -- .M33 2013eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- 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.
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.
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Intro -- 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.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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