Identity Unknown: How acute brain disease can destroy knowledge of oneself and others

by Barbara Wilson, Joe Mole, Claire Rytina, et al.

Book Overview

Imagine being unable to recognise your spouse, your children, or even yourself when you look in the mirror, despite having good eyesight and being able to read well and name objects. This is a condition which, in rare cases, some brain injury survivors experience every day.

Identity Unknown gives an exceptional, poignant and in-depth understanding of what it is like to live with the severe after-effects of brain damage caused by a viral...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848722850
• ISBN13: 9781848722859
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"