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A Tattoo on my Brain: A Neurologist's Personal Battle against Alzheimer's Disease
A Tattoo on my Brain: A Neurologist's Personal Battle against Alzheimer's Disease
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Dr. Daniel Gibbs is one of 50 million people worldwide with an Alzheimer's disease diagnosis. He worked as a neurologist for 25 years and began to suspect he had the disease several years before any official diagnosis could be made. He documents the effect his diagnosis has had on his life and advocates for improving early recognition of the disease.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 226 pages
Publication date: 16 March 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Dr. Daniel Gibbs is among the remarkable 50 million individuals worldwide who have received an Alzheimer's disease diagnosis. What sets him apart from the majority of Alzheimer's patients is his remarkable career as a neurologist, dedicating twenty-five years to caring for individuals afflicted with the very disease that is now affecting him. Additionally, Dr. Gibbs' journey is noteworthy as he began suspecting he had Alzheimer's several years before receiving an official diagnosis. This early suspicion was fueled by genetic testing that revealed he carried alleles that heightened his risk of developing the disease. What makes his story even more remarkable is that he was able to detect symptoms of mild cognitive impairment long before any tests would have alerted him. In this deeply personal account, Dr. Gibbs shares the profound impact his diagnosis has had on his life and outlines his unwavering advocacy for improving early recognition of Alzheimer's. Through the fusion of his clinical expertise accumulated over decades of caring for dementia patients and his firsthand experience with the disease, he weaves an optimistic tale of one man's journey with early-stage Alzheimer's. This captivating narrative is set to be transformed into a documentary film, slated for release on MTV/Paramount+, bringing the story to a wider audience and raising awareness about this critical healthcare issue.
Weight: 258g
Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781009325189
Edition number: Revised ed
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