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Book 1 (2009) Hope in Brain Damage
Published 2009- An anecdote on Louis Viljoens' and other patients journey after starting daily zolpidem after brain damage
Please see below for a book on Louis' awakening, a description and sample chapters; published by Dr Ralf Clauss on 11 January 2009. The book is entitled:
-Hope in Brain Damage-
Please see here for more sample chapters.on patients in the Vegetative State, stroke and spinocerebellar ataxia patients.
The book documents Louis awakening on zolpidem (Ambien, Stilnox) after three years of unconsciousness following a motor vehicle accident. It includes accounts of patients suffering from brain damage after stroke, traumatic brain injury, cardiac arrest, ataxia and other brain pathologies. The book is written as an anecdote of Louis' journey after he awakes, and through the years that follow as he constantly improves. The book is intended for the families of brain damage sufferers and general public. The book consists of 208 pages with 24 illustrations, index,
now available as ebook via email (file size 16.5 MB, PDF).
Book details are as follows:
Title: Hope in Brain Damage Author: Ralf Clauss Publication date: 11/1/2009 ISBN 978-0-9559409-0-3
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Book 2 (2012) The Origins of Thoughts and Consciousness
Pulblished 2012- A theory on the generation of thoughts and consciousness.
Recent advances in pharmaceutical treatments of Disorders of Consciousness increasingly support the notion that consciousness is possibly a biochemical process based on billions of nerve interactions within the brain, consistent with Crick’s 1994 proposal in ‘The astonishing hypothesis’. Underlying mechanisms however, remain speculative. It is proposed that synapses, in conjunction with oxygen reliant, brain produced neurotransmitters play the main role in brain function, thought generation and consciousness. Neurotransmitter throughput is considered key to the generation of thought. It is proposed that thought is generated by spontaneous impulse triggering in regions of high neurotransmitter throughput, possibly after spontaneous neurotransmitter release, volume transmission, or other causes, possibly due to a combination of events. Furthermore, that spontaneous triggering causes dreams at night, especially in intensely used pathways of the brain. To avoid undue responses to neurotransmitter restitution, brain- body disconnection mechanisms are proposed. Three mechanisms are proposed, namely autonomic disconnection for autonomic body functions such as circulation and respiration, interruptive and suppressive disconnection. Pathological disconnection is thought to be a main proponent in Disorders of Consciousness and GABA is thought key to suppressive disconnection after brain damage. Improvements in Disorders of Consciousness are proposed to occur on termination of pathologically interruptive and suppressive disconnection of the brain. This is achieved by pharmacologic therapy, electric or magnetic brain stimulation. |