Stories
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The anatomy of a brain dissection
Dissecting the brain after death not only helps confirm a diagnosis, but it can also teach us so much more about the symptoms and causes of brain diseases and how to treat them.
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How can I stop fainting?
Fed up with the faints that bolstered her fragile young snowflake image, Gwen Smith sought expert medical help to keep her upright in trying situations.
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
Catalogue
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Dissections of the brain and blood vessels: three figures. Colour mezzotint by J.F. Gautier d'Agoty, 1748.
Gautier Dagoty, 1717-1785.Date: 1748Reference: 526084i- Pictures
Horse's head: five anatomical views showing the muscles and external blood vessels, the internal ear, brain and palate. Engraving after B. Herring, ca. 1860.
Herring, Benjamin, 1830-1871.Date: [1860?]Reference: 570534i- Digital Images
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Normal brain. 7. Angiogram - from top
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Normal brain. 8. Angiogram - from side
- Books
Get me through tomorrow : a sister's memoir of brain injury and revival / Mojie Crigler.
Crigler, MojieDate: [2015]