Patient H69 : the story of my second sight
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Author
Published
London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2017.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781472936103, 1472936108
Physical Desc
288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm.
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Published
London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2017.
Language
English
ISBN
9781472936103, 1472936108
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index.
Description
"In 2012, Vanessa Potter, a married advertising film producer with two young children, was stricken by Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD), a rare illness that resulted in sudden blindness and paralysis. She was hospitalized for two weeks. Over the next five months at home, she regained mobility but recovering her sight was more problematic. At first what she saw was monochromatic. As color reappeared, she encountered synesthesia (experiencing odd responses to stimuli, such as hearing inanimate objects talk to her). While a multidisciplinary team of neurobiologists, psychologists, immunologists, and developmental biologists treated her, she blogged and kept audio-diaries, using the pen-name Patient H69. In her own words, Potter reveals the terror and torment of her blindness. Supported by neuroscientists and Britain's National Health Service, Potter became a science sleuth, uncovering some of the innermost functions of the brain and our complex visual system, while learning meditation and self-hypnosis to help herself endure the ordeal and make a miraculous recovery" --,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Blind -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Blind women -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Blindness -- Case studies.
Case studies.
Life change events -- Case studies.
Neurosciences.
Optic neuritis -- Case studies.
Optic neuritis -- Patients -- Great Britain -- Biography.
People with visual disabilities -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Personal narratives.
Potter, Vanessa -- Health.
Blind -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Blind women -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Blindness -- Case studies.
Case studies.
Life change events -- Case studies.
Neurosciences.
Optic neuritis -- Case studies.
Optic neuritis -- Patients -- Great Britain -- Biography.
People with visual disabilities -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Personal narratives.
Potter, Vanessa -- Health.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Potter, V. (2017). Patient H69: the story of my second sight . Bloomsbury Sigma.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Potter, Vanessa. 2017. Patient H69: The Story of My Second Sight. London: Bloomsbury Sigma.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Potter, Vanessa. Patient H69: The Story of My Second Sight London: Bloomsbury Sigma, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Potter, Vanessa. Patient H69: The Story of My Second Sight Bloomsbury Sigma, 2017.
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