Title Identity unknown : how acute brain disease can destroy knowledge of oneself and others / Barbara A. Wilson, Claire Robertson and Joe Mole

Published Hove, East Sussex ; New York, NY : Psychology Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 168 pages .) Series After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Series preface; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I; 1 Encephalitis; 2 An introduction to visual perceptual disorders and to the agnosias; 3 Theoretical accounts of person recognition; 4 The self and identity; Part II; 5 Life before the illness: Claire's account; 6 Calling my husband Stephanie; 7 Kissing a cauliflower; 8 Together we can; 9 The Red Group: learning to belong to my own life; 10 A face is not a person; 11 Strategies that have helped 12 Can you believe your eyes? Sight difficulties following encephalitis13 "Metallic not sour" and pieces of the jigsaw; 14 Paddling through the river and stepping on stones: an overall summary of my life since encephalitis; 15 Final last thoughts; Appendix 1 A summary of Claire's one-day preliminary assessment at the Oliver Zangwill Centre; Appendix 2 A summary of Claire's rehabilitation programme; References; Index Summary "This book gives a rare, poignant and in depth understanding of what it is like to live with the severe after effects of brain damage caused by a viral infection of the brain. It tells the story of Claire, a survivor of encephalitis, who was left with an inability to recognise faces, also called prosopagnosia. It describes our current knowledge of the condition, and offers a unique report on daily living with a condition which many of us have, for too long, known too little about. Identity Unknown will be essential reading for professionals working in rehabilitation settings, and will also be of great interest to people who have sustained a brain injury and their families"-- Provided by publisher "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 infection of the brain. It tells the story of Claire, a nurse, wife, and mother of four, who having survived encephalitis, was left with an inability to recognise faces - a condition also known as prosopagnosia together with a loss of knowledge of people and more general loss of semantic memory Part One describes our current knowledge of encephalitis, of perception and memory, and the theoretical aspects of prosopagnosia and semantic memory. Part Two, told in Claire's own words, is an account of her life before her illness, her memories of the early days in hospital, an account of the treatment she received at the Oliver Zangwill Centre, and her description of the long-term consequences of encephalitis. Claire's profound insights, clear writing style, and powerful portrayal of her feelings provide us with a moving insider's view of prosopagnosia. These chapters also contain additional commentary from Barbara Wilson, providing further detail about the condition, treatment possibilities, potential outcomes, and follow-up options. Identity Unknown provides a unique personal insight into a condition which many of us have, for too long, known too little about. It will be of great interest to a broad audience including professionals working in rehabilitation settings, and all those who have sustained a brain injury, their families and carers"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Robertson, Claire -- Health Encephalitis -- Patients -- Biography Brain damage -- Patients -- Rehabilitation -- Biography Brain damage -- Patients -- Biography Encephalitis. Encephalitis PSYCHOLOGY -- Neuropsychology. Encephalitis Health Brain damage -- Patients Brain damage -- Patients -- Rehabilitation Encephalitis -- Patients Genre/Form Electronic books Biographies Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Robertson, Claire, 1961- author. Mole, Joe (Joseph Alexander), 1988- author. ISBN 1317649125 9781317649120 9781315762715 1315762714 9781317649113 1317649117

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