Brain storms : the race to unlock the mysteries of Parkinson's Disease
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Published
New York : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
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Sequim - Nonfiction (Adult)
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Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult) | 616.833 PALFREM | Available |
Sequim - Nonfiction (Adult) | 616.833 PALFREM | Available |
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Published
New York : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-254) and index.
Description
"Seven million people worldwide suffer from Parkinson's-- with sixty thousand new cases diagnosed each year in the U.S. alone-- and it remains an enigma, with doctors, researchers, and patients hunting for a cure. In Brain Storms, award-winning journalist Jon Palfreman tells their story, a story that takes on urgency when he is diagnosed with the debilitating illness. Palfreman chronicles how scientists have labored to crack the mystery of what was once called 'the shaking palsy,' from the earliest clinical descriptions to the cutting edge of molecular neuroscience. He charts the victories and setbacks of a massive international effort to best the disease, referred to as one of the best windows into the brain itself."--,Provided by publisher.