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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole: A Renowned Neurologist Explains the Mystery and Drama of Brain Disease' by Dr. Allan H. Ropper and Brian David Burrell takes the readers on a strange journey through the mysteries of brain disease at Harvard Medical School. It's a wild ride.
The book is told in a series of cases that illustrate the career of this neurologist and some of the unusual cases he's run across in that time. We meet a college quarterback who keep calling the same play, and a figure skater whose body is experiencing multiple strokes, possibly as a result of chiropractic treatments. We meet an aphasic man named Gordon who has a confused brain. We meet a man pronounced dead whose brain is still possibly alive.
It's a fascinating and somewhat terrifying look at the human brain. Fascinating because brilliant doctors don't give up on strange behaviors. Terrifying because we all fear being trapped in our own bodies, unable to tell others what is wrong or if we are feeling pain. The book takes on the medical as well as the moral issues with treatment of brain diseases and it does it in a very approachable way. I enjoyed this book.
I received a review copy of this ebook from St. Martin's Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
The book is told in a series of cases that illustrate the career of this neurologist and some of the unusual cases he's run across in that time. We meet a college quarterback who keep calling the same play, and a figure skater whose body is experiencing multiple strokes, possibly as a result of chiropractic treatments. We meet an aphasic man named Gordon who has a confused brain. We meet a man pronounced dead whose brain is still possibly alive.
It's a fascinating and somewhat terrifying look at the human brain. Fascinating because brilliant doctors don't give up on strange behaviors. Terrifying because we all fear being trapped in our own bodies, unable to tell others what is wrong or if we are feeling pain. The book takes on the medical as well as the moral issues with treatment of brain diseases and it does it in a very approachable way. I enjoyed this book.
I received a review copy of this ebook from St. Martin's Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
jufira42's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.0
rhidee's review against another edition
5.0
Fascinating case studies
This is a completely fascinating collection of case study-based anecdotes about ways in which the human body can and may go wrong, particularly in regards to neurology. As a non-medical professional this was still so interesting, and I imagine would be useful to medically minded people as well.
This is a completely fascinating collection of case study-based anecdotes about ways in which the human body can and may go wrong, particularly in regards to neurology. As a non-medical professional this was still so interesting, and I imagine would be useful to medically minded people as well.
izobel's review against another edition
2.0
Fine - lots of skipping around within chapters makes the cases difficult to follow - with seemingly tenuous links and comparisons between cases. Good if you want to hear about lots of interesting cases of what can happen when things go wrong in the brain, not so good if you want to learn about why. A lot of explainations about the management, co-ordination and interpersonal relationships of a specific ward, but lacking depth about neurological disorders and the research regarding them. Was hoping for a Sacks/Ramachandran-esque book and was a little disappointed.
elisacarlene's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Moderate: Drug use
re5urgence's review against another edition
5.0
pretty cool book, written in a v unique manner. like it's a story/novel kinda but also full of info about diff neurological diseases and stuff