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Targeted to patients, their families and allied health students, The “Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders” provides in-depth coverage of neurological diseases and disorders, including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, Tourette Syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, cerebral palsy, vertigo, amnesia and epilepsy. Related topics include communication aids, electric personal assistive mobility devices, medications for treating neurological diseases and conditions, understanding the needs of Alzheimer patient caregivers and more. This two-volume set provides an alternative to resources that either fail to explore neurological disease in any depth and or do so at a level not appropriate for students and general readers.

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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by International Medical News Group on March 15, 2009. The length of the article is 460 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: No tie seen Between MCV4, Guillain-Barre syndrome.(NEWS)(meningococcal conjugate vaccine)
Author: Miriam E. Tucker
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 15, 2009
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 42Issue: 6Page: 4(1)

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Title: Guillain-Barre syndrome after chikungunya infection.(LETTERS)(Clinical report)
Author: Gaetan Lebrun
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2009
Publisher: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
Volume: 15Issue: 3Page: 495(2)

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Title: Update: Guillain-Barre Syndrome among recipients of Menactra[R] meningococcal conjugate vaccine--United States, June 2005-September 2006.
Author: E.J. Woo
Publication: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Newsletter)
Date: October 20, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 55Issue: 41Page: 1120(5)

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This digital document is an article from Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand, published by New Zealand Nurses' Organisation on August 1, 2004. The length of the article is 2106 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Understanding residuals in Guillain-Barre Syndrome: peripheral nerve damage, rather than strained muscles, can cause fatigue and breathlessness for those suffering the long-term effects of GBS.(practice)
Author: Robert Gregory
Publication: Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2004
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Guillain Barre syndrome is an horrific and very frighteningillness, basically this illness takes away all of your bodily functions, to the levelwhere you cannot do anything for yourself (even breathe), and you truly believe youmight die, unfortunately some do. The one characteristic of Guillain Barre syndrome isthat it in no way affects the function of your brain, to be fully aware of what is goingon around you yet be unable to move or even speak is mind-glowingly awful. It wasbecause of the retention of all his mental faculties that the author was able tochronicle all the suffering in accurate detail. This level of lucidity and accuracymakes this book a compelling read for anyone, even those without the illness, as a"human interest" tale of the biggest battle this author ever had to face. Of course thisbook will be of use to fellow sufferers and their families, but it is aimed at the wideraudience as well. There is some biography at the start of the story to give you someidea of the authors background, which saw him as a serving soldier in the Armed Forces.Nothing has been left out this story, however unpalatable it may be, from the rapiddecline, the loss of all of bodily functions, and eventually the need for life-supportsystems. The story encompasses all of the highs and lows, the raw emotions, and personalthoughts of this illness, and there are many. The lighter side of the story comes laterin the book, dealing with the immense battle it took to regain all the physicalfunctions, which people take for granted, like breathing, talking, eating, drinking andhaving to learn to walk all over again at forty years of age. ... Read more

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Going Full Circle
My husband is also recovering from Guillain-Barre syndrome. I was by his side for 4 months while he was in the hospital and rehab so I could understand everything Mr. Taylor was going through. I don't understand how his wife could have left him. Shame on her. ... Read more

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This book is about three people from different walks of life, each ofwhom experienced a life-changing episode of Guillain-Barré Syndrome.Three dramatic stories in one.

Firstly, a story of the Author's remarkable almost complete recoveryfollowing his encounter with the syndrome. It is a frank and personalaccount of his struggle to regain much of what he had lost in bodilyfunction during one year of hospitalisation. It should provideinspiration and possibly answer so many questions typically asked byothers afflicted with this syndrome.

Secondly, case studies written by two co-author contributors, one aCalgary Veterinarian and mother of two, the other a retired Vancouverresident who was struck with Guillain-Barré Syndrome whilst shopping fora boat in England.

"There is no single answer to the question as to how life may changeafter recovery from this disorder. Each case appears to be unique. Thatis why I have chosen to include, not just a record of my partialrecovery, but also the recovery record of two additional people, eachdifferent from one another's and each certainly different from mine(Author's Preface)".

"We eventually identified a boat—only three feet short of what we hadwanted— that was within our budget.

At this point Heather's brother,who lived nearby, said he would like a share in the boat, to which weagreed. During this discussion in his house I had to ask him to refrainfrom smoking, as my throat was quite sore. I was feeling rather run downand often felt cold. About the same time on a Saturday, I felt atingling in the finger tips of my left hand and found they were a bitswollen. I mentioned it to Heather, but it did not seem serious. It was,however, the first sign that I had contracted GBS. If only I had known,the treatment might have been started earlier! (Patrick Hill)"

"Probably the worst face of Guillain-Barré Syndrome is the effect ithas on loved ones. Severe, or not, chronic or not, it matters little tothe supporting family at the bedside of a patient. Fear, puzzlement, andapprehension are all experienced by the loved ones. Reading the casehistories of Sarah and Patrick, one learns how their spouses alsosuffered many frightening experiences, but in spite of all that, theyremained – obviously without second thought, hesitation or doubt. Trueto their marriage vows, they provided so much love, care and support.That was the shared experience among the three of us (Author:Epilogue)." ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Sclérose En Plaques, Polyarthrite Rhumatoïde, Psoriasis, Diabète de Type 1, Syndrome de Guillain-Barré, Maladie de Crohn, Œdème de Quincke, Granulomatose de Wegener, Purpura Thrombotique Thrombocytopénique, Maladie de Kawasaki, Côlon Irritable, Myasthénie, Maladie de Berger, Maladie de Basedow, Diabète et Grossesse, Maladie de Behçet, Syndrome de Goujerot-Sjögren, Syndrome Myasthénique de Lambert-Eaton, Encéphalomyélite Aiguë Disséminée, Syndrome de Sharp, Périartérite Noueuse, Pseudo-Polyarthrite Rhizomélique, Histiocytose, Syndrome de Goodpasture, Encéphalite Focale de Rasmussen, Syndrome de Churg-Strauss, Syndrome de Hughes-Stovin, Syndrome de Miller-Fisher. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : La sclérose en plaques (SEP) est une maladie neurologique auto-immune chronique du système nerveux central. Elle est multifactorielle et ses manifestations cliniques sont liées à une démyélinisation des fibres nerveuses du système nerveux central (cerveau, moelle épinière et nerf optique). Sa prévalence montre d'importantes disparités géographiques, les estimations variant selon les zones entre moins de 20 et 100 pour 100 000 habitants. La sclérose en plaques a été diagnostiquée pour la première fois en 1868 par le docteur Jean-Martin Charcot, mais la lésion anatomique de la moelle a été décrite dès 1838 par Robert Carswell. En 1885 Joseph Babinski lui consacre un traité. prévalence de la sclérose en plaque dans le mondeLes causes de la sclérose en plaques sont imparfaitement connues. Elles associent des facteurs génétiques (la famille d'un malade a plus de risque d'être touchée que la population générale), des facteurs environnementaux (les pays tempérés sont beaucoup plus touchés que les pays tropicaux, ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Syndrome Poems, Syndrome de Guillain-Barré, Paralysie Faciale a Frigore, Neuropathie Sensitive Disséminée de Wartenberg, Polyneuropathie, Neuropathie Périphérique, Syndrome de Parsonage-Turner, Névralgie, Syndrome de La Queue de Cheval, Neuropathie Amyloïde, Notalgie Paresthésique, Syndrome de Miller-Fisher, Polyradiculonévrite. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Le syndrome POEMS (POEMS syndrome en anglais) est une association de symptômes dont le nom est un acronyme anglais décrivant les principaux éléments constitutifs du syndrome : Le syndrome n'est pas toujours complet et certains de ses symptômes peuvent manquer, à l'inverse d'autres symptômes peuvent être présents tel que : fatigue, douleur, perte de poids, fébricule, papillœdème, œdème, épanchement pleural, ascite, anasarque, hypertension pulmonaire primitive, diarrhée, insuffisance rénale, lésions osseuses cancéreuses (plasmocytome), maladie de Castelman et au niveau biologique thrombocytose et polyglobulie. La cause de ce syndrome n'est pas encore connue même si de nombreuses hypothèses physiopathologiques existent. Cette maladie est exceptionnelle, sa fréquence exacte n'est pas connue, elle touche plus les hommes que les femmes et l'âge moyen de survenue se situe autour de 50-60 ans avec des extrêmes allant de 25 à 83 ans. Le POEMS syndrome pose un problème diagnostic, car c'est une maladie rare donc peu connue des médecins qui diagnostique parfois à tort une polyneuropathie inflammatoire chronique démyélinisante (CIDP) car le symptôme principal est une polyneuropathie périphérique ayant les caractéristiques d'une CIDP. Ceci est dommageable car les traitements efficaces pour un CIDP (gammaglobuline et plasmaphérèse) ne le sont pas dans ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Title: Guillain-Barre risk from Menactra under review.(Infectious Diseases)
Author: Miriam E. Tucker
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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MEMOIR

It all began one typical day in the life of Joe Heller. He was jogging four miles at a clip these days, working on his novel God Knows, coping with the complications of an unpleasant divorce, and pigging out once or twice a week on Chinese food with cronies like Mel Brooks, Mario Puzo, and his buddy of more than twenty years, Speed Vogel. He was feeling perfectly fine that day -- but within twenty-four hours he would be in intensive care at Manhattan's Mount Sinai Hospital. He would remain hospitalized for nearly six months and leave in a wheelchair.

Joseph Heller had Guillain-Barré syndrome, a debilitating, sometimes fatal condition that can leave its victims paralyzed from head to toe. The clan gathered immediately. Speed -- sometime artist, sometime businessman, sometime herring taster, and now a coauthor -- moved into Joe's apartment as messenger, servant, and shaman. Mel Brooks, arch-hypochondriac of the Western world, knew as much about Heller's condition as the doctors. Mario Puzo, author of the preeminent gangster novel of our time, proved to be the most reluctant man ever to be dragged along on a hospital visit. These and lots of others rallied around the sickbed in a show of loyalty and friendship that not only built a wild and spirited camaraderie but helped bring Joe Heller, writer and buddy extraordinaire, through his greatest crisis.

This book is an inspiring, hilarious memoir of a calamitous illness and the rocky road to recuperation -- as only the author of Catch-22 and the friend who helped him back to health could tell it. No Laughing Matter is as wacky, terrifying, and great-hearted as any fiction Joseph Heller ever wrote. ... Read more

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No Laughing Matter
This book is good it jumps around a little to much between chapters from Joseph Heller who had GBS in the early 80's and Speed Vogel his friend that really helped take care of allot of the things Joe couldn't take care of.It gives both meets perspectives.There was allot of good information obtained from the book and there was also some humor even though this is a bad situation to be in...I did benefit from reading this book.I have a friend who has GBS and I wanted to better understand how he and some others have recovered from it....

A funny look at Guillain-Barre syndrome
Heller was one of my all-time favorite writers, and his books never disappointed me.This book, written with his good friend Speed Vogel, is a description of Heller's medical ordeal.

Heller had Guillain-Barre syndrome, which is like a temporary form of polio.The muscles in his body shut down leaving him paralyzed.Eventually, the muscles started to work again, but he had to go through a long, difficult rehab process.He had to learn to do everything he had done without thinking about it before he got sick.Vogel helped him through the process and they decided to write this book to describe the whole ordeal.

The book is full of funny stories of these two men, and their other friends.It was great to see that he kept his amazing sense of humor throughout his illness.If you've enjoyed any of his other books, you should get a big kick out of this one too.

Good as Gold
Not exactly a laughing matter, but certainly one presented with plenty of humor. Author Joseph Heller developed a nerve disease called Guillain-Barre after years of seeming good health, and later wrote a book (coauthored by his pal Speed Vogel) chronicling his declining health and his fight back to semi-normality.

It was a day like any other, just before getting a divorce and starting a new novel (which became "God Knows"). But Joseph Heller found that his food tasted funny, his body felt abnormally heavy, and he was having problems putting on and removing clothing. He checked into a hotel, and sure enough -- he had had a problem. What's more, he had a nerve disease called Guillain-Barre, which could cause permanent paralysis.

While his mind remained sharp and unusually witty, Heller's body became paralyzed. His pals Speed Vogel, Mario Puzo (of "Godfather" fame), Dustin Hoffman and Mel Brooks all clustered around to help their friend as he began to regain control of his life.

The account is funny and kooky, full of eccentric people like Puzo and Brooks. But there are deeper undercurrents in "No Laughing Matter," in which the friends help keep Heller from sinking into a frenzy of displeasure and cabin fever. There are no gooey monologues about the power of love and friendship -- it would probably have made the authors gag, even if it didn't make the readers. But the accounts of an admittedly difficult-to-deal-with famous author being helped out, despite his eccentricity, is very touching.

There is a lot of serious content, with Heller's decline in health and the details of his time in the hospital. (Constantly lying in a hospital bed, mostly paralyzed, unable to grip a pen and with a tube in his nose) But he manages to give a funny spin to almost everything in the book, including his encounters with Valerie Humphrey, a beautiful nurse who became his second wife, and media-shy Mario Puzo telling him how lucky he was to be sick and paralyzed, since he wouldn't be require do interviews. Half the book is Speed Vogel's voice; he offers an alternate, somewhat humbler viewpoint. He also gives more entertaining anecdotes such as Mel Brooks painting his "SNORE! SNORE! SNORE!" message on the wall, or the lobster dinner, or just arguing with Joe about the thirty-person dinner.

Funnier and more heartwarming than most "disease diaries," this gives us two different viewpoints: The patient, and the loyal pal. Definitely an intriguing and interesting read.

Warm, funny, scary and vivid all at the same time
NO LAUGHING MATTER is a very informative and entertaining piece of writing.Co-authored by Joseph Heller and Speed Vogel (who write alternating chapters) it details the effects of the rare debilitating affliction called Guillain-Barre syndrome.This autobiographical/biographical chronicle passes along a lot of information without once falling into obscure medical dullness.

Guillain-Barre is a disease that attacks the central nervous system, rendering the victim completely paralyzed.Although what Heller contracted was a mild form of the disorder, in an extreme case mentioned a patient was only able to move their eyes.Recovery is possible from this disease; if it's caught early enough, the patient can be hooked up to a respirator if need be and then slowly rehabilitated.NO LAUGHING MATTER is two stories.The first is that of Joseph Heller the patient who goes from being in (seemingly) perfect health to being utterly bedridden in a matter of days.The second part of the tale is told by Speed Vogel, a friend of Heller, who took care of virtually all of his financial, legal and personal obligations.

From reading some other reviews of the book, one might be under the impression that this is a light and fluffy feel-good story of friendship where one will be forced to read numerous passages on the deeper meanings of love and caring.People learning great life lessons by sacrificing much that they have purely in the name of camaraderie.Chicken soup for the soul and novocain for the brain.Fortunately, one couldn't be further from the truth.While the two authors obviously have a great fondness for each other, you won't find any obvious soliloquies on the healing power of friendship.What you will find are people who care a great deal, but aren't afraid to share a lot of good-natured abuse.While in sickness and on the road to recovery, this never feels false or sugarcoated.It's an honest account of what real friendships are made of.

Despite the title, much of the book is laugh out loud funny.Heller may have been bedridden but he didn't lose any of his trademark wit.Celebrity cameos of everyone from Dustin Hoffman to Mario Puzo to Mel Brooks help to liven up an already interesting narrative.Both authors have a warm and engaging style of writing that makes even the more incomprehensible medical jargon understandable.The jokes are great and serve also to counterpoint the feelings of desperation and of loneliness.

The book is extremely intriguing, though there are one or two sections that don't quite work.Heller was going through what appeared to be a fairly messy divorce and the legal proceedings got a little bit complicated.For a section, Heller even reproduces a few pages of the court transcripts in order to show his lawyer in the right.As justified as he may be in including these segments, they aren't nearly as interesting as the rest of the book and pale in comparison.

NO LAUGHING MATTER shows us illness from two viewpoints.From Vogel we see the outward appearance of the disease and its effect on Heller.From Heller we experience the sickness firsthand.It's a fascinating dual look at the nature of the affliction.Well worth a read.

No Laughing Matter
NO LAUGHING MATTER has some great moments.In places Joseph Heller demonstrated his ability to be funny and touching at the same time.The book was a great inspiration to me at a time when I needed the help it gave me. As the author of SOLOMON'S PORCH, a novel about a man with CIDP, the slow version of Guillain Barre', I was fascinated with this book about Joe Heller and his caretakers.Most of the material that I have read about GBS and CIDP focuses almost exclusively on the patient, but Mr. Heller wrote every other chapter of this book and had his friend, who became one of his caretakers, write the alternate chapters. At the time I read NO LAUGHING MATTER, I was beginning to formulate SOLOMON'S PORCH in my mind.NLM gave me some good ideas about structure. ... Read more

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Combining aggressive self-education, massive doses of positive thinking, a barrage of nutritional supplements and unshakable faith in Gods healing power, Dorris Wilcox achieved against the odds 95% recovery from Guillain Barr Syndrome, a potentially lethal neurological disorder. She gives sufferers from all debilitating afflictions the tools to acquire and maintain the positive mindset they need to triumph over their own adversity. Also included is an extremely helpful, comprehensive appendix of sources for additional information on Guillain Barr Syndrome. ... Read more

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GREAT BOOK !
This is a great book on Guillian Barre Syndrome and it's a shame that more books
like this aren't available. In December 2008, I was diagnosed with Guilian Barre
Syndrome and I spent 16 weeks in the hospital, 12 weeks in in-patient rehab and
12 weeks in out-patient rehab. I am still having problems with pain and numbness
in my hands, legs, and Feet. Anyway, this book showed exactly what a person has
to endure to live and recover from Guillian Barre Syndrome. There is not much
help out there for Guillain Barre Syndrome sufferers and there definitely needs
to be help because the medical and financial woes are a tremendous problem.

fantastic
Delivery was fast, great prices, the book was in mint condition - just like new. Most of this book is a uplifting inspiration for my sister-in-law that has Guillian Barre. It's important to be able to indentify with someone who has been there and made it back. Faith based & fabulous!

Inspiring book to read
This book is an inspiration to any who has had any major illness. Part of it hit home for me since I also have Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Ms. Wilcox is full of energy and never gave up during this horrible illness. She provides reference materials that I would have not know about. No Time For Tears was easy to read compared to other Guillain-Barre Syndrome books.

Inspiring book to read
This book is an inspiration to any who has had any major illness. Part of it hit home for me since I also have Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Ms. Wilcox is full of energy and never gave up during this horrible illness. She provides reference materials that I would have not know about. No Time For Tears was easy to read compared to other Guillain-Barre Syndrome books.

A highly recommended, compelling intensely personal story.
In No Time For Tears: Transforming Tragedy Into Triumph, Dorris Wilcox tells her compelling story of combining aggressive self-education, massive doses of positive thinking, a barrage of nutritional supplements, with anunshakable faith in God's healing power to over come Gulillain BarreSyndrome (a potentially lethal neurological disorder) and experience a 95%recovery. No Time For Tears also provides sufferers from any and alldebilitating affliction the spiritual and emotional tools to acquire andmaintain a positive mindset so necessary to triumphing over adversityregardless of any particular medical outcome. Highly recommended reading. ... Read more