Brainstorms-Epilepsy in Our Words: Personal Accounts of Living With Seizures (Brainstorms Series, 1) (Paperback)

by Steven C. Schachter (Editor)

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Product Description
This fascinating book presents accounts of seizures and $ patients in their own words. These personal, heartfelt passages reali$ experienced before, during, and after a wide variety of seizures. The$ statements by some of these patients about what life with epilepsy is$ having a seizure, the social and occupational problems encountered, a$ of the stigma still prevalent in our culture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (January 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881679976
• ISBN-13: 978-0881679977
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,294,857 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Understanding Book on Epilepsy, May 8, 2001

By	Kathryn Jordan (Dublin, OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a woman with Epilepsy, I found this book to be easy to read and understand. Personal accounts help give the reader a view on the effects of epilepsy in the patient's daily life. Dr. Schachter makes the terminology of epilepsy understandable. This is a book I would recommend.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Brainstorms, June 12, 2001

By	"frith1920" (Towson, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brainstorms: Epilepsy in Our Words : Personal Accounts of Living With Seizures (Brainstorms Series, 1) (Hardcover)

While this book does give good info on what it is like to have a seizure, it does not deal with any of the feelings of the people having seizures. It is told too matter-of-factly. Also, if you don't have auras, you will be annoyed by all the people who do have them complaining. However, it is a good reference.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You will wear the shoes of the person who seizes., February 2, 1999

By A Customer

In this book one will see throught the eye of many . You will be able to understand the experence of the person. It is writen in a first person fashion that shows what other books have failed to do. This is the voice of 30 years of firsthand experence. Read this for the person you are thinking of. It will help everyone see what is so hard to grasp. Enjoy, Forrest Herreid