I'm re-reading the excellent book Into the Silent Land by neuropsychologist Paul Broks and was reminded of a part where he recounts an eerie poem about a 1938 operation to remove a brain tumour.The poem is by Welsh poet and doctor Dannie Abse and, looking it upon the internet, I discovered that the poetry archive has a wonderful entry for the piece online that not only includes the text but also
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January 20, 2010
Leave my soul alone
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October 27, 2009
Dramatic sexuality changes after brain disturbance
The Neurocritic has compiled a collection of interesting neurological studies where a number of patients seems to have experienced a profound change in their sexual preferences as a result of brain disturbance.One of the most well-known of these studies is a recent case of a man who was convicted of paedophilia late in life, but was later found to have a brain tumour, and on removal of the tumour
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August 11, 2009
Patients With Common Brain Tumours May Have Poorer Cognitive Function After Receiving Radiotherapy
An article published Online first and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet Neurology reports that although low doses of radiotherapy are considered as safe; they may contribute to progressive cognitive decline in patients with low-grade glioma brain tumours. The most common type of brain cancer is Low-grade glioma (LGG) brain tumour. Early or delayed radiotherapy is the most frequent treatment.
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