{"product_id":"9781805463221","title":"Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole : Extraordinary Journeys into the Human Brain","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Ropper, Dr Allan \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eNeurology \u0026amp; clinical neurophysiology\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 January 2025 by ATLANTIC BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e200 x 130 x 25 | 270g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Updated and revised edition, with a new epilogue and interview with Michael J Fox*Engagingly written, informative, often funny Daily TelegraphHas the hard-boiled style of a Raymond Chandler novel The TimesThink Oliver Sacks meets Gregory House, with a sprinkling of a hypochondriacs worst nightmare Sunday TimesWhat is it like to try to heal the body when the mind is under attack? In this gripping and illuminating book, Dr Allan Ropper reveals the extraordinary stories behind some of the life-altering afflictions that he and his staff are confronted with at the Neurology Unit of Harvards Brigham and Womens Hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike Alice in Wonderland, Dr Ropper inhabits a place where absurdities abound: a sportsman who starts spouting gibberish; an undergraduate who suddenly becomes psychotic; a mother who has to decide whether a life locked inside her own head is worth living. How does one begin to treat such cases, to counsel people whose lives may be changed forever? Dr Ropper answers these questions by taking the reader into a world where lives and minds hang in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54914080801143,"sku":"9781805463221","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781805463221.jpg?v=1741630020","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781805463221","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}