Migraine
Revised and expanded edition
Oliver Sacks(Author)
University of California Press
Published on 16. February 1993
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-520-08101-7 (ISBN)
Description
For centuries, physicians have been fascinated by the visual hallucinations, or auras, which often precede a migraine and which are similar to those induced by hallucinogenic drugs or deliria. This study of migraine has been revised and expanded to include a new chapter, illustrated with startling full-colour paintings by migraine sufferers. Dr Sacks draws on recent advances in chaos theory and neural simulation to describe these "hallucinatory constants" and what they reveal about the working of the brain. Another addition to the 1992 edition discusses newly developed drug therapies for migraine, as well as alternative, non-drug approaches.
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
16 colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
765 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-08101-7 (9780520081017)
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Previous edition
SACKS
Sacks: Migraine: Understanding A Common Disorder Expanded & Updated (Cloth)
Understanding a Common Disorder
Book
05/1985
University of California Press
€24.74
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