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Ted Freeman and the battle for the injured brain [electronic resource] : a case history of professional prejudice / Peter McCullagh.

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Online Access: Full Text (via JSTOR)
Main Author: McCullagh, P. J. (Peter John) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Acton, A.C.T. : Australian National University E Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Freeman, E. A. > (Edward Alan)
Coma > Treatment.
Coma > Patients > Rehabilitation.
Brain damage > Treatment.
Brain damage > Patients > Rehabilitation.
Brain > Treatment.
Brain > Wounds and injuries > Rehabilitation.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The origins of a commitment
  • Misdiagnosis: patient's stories
  • Families: no easy way forward
  • Emergence from coma after brain injury: Freeman's contribution
  • What future after emergence?
  • Trials and tribulations
  • Concerted opposition in Australia
  • International support forthcoming
  • Some conclusions.

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