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Rachel's Brain
Title
Rachel's Brain [electronic resource (video)] / BBC Worldwide Ltd.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], c1999.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (30 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 13, 2012.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This medical documentary tells the harrowing story of Rachel Mulkern, who has suffered from a rare and extremely severe form of epilepsy. Throughout her life she has tried to deal with the overwhelming effects of her condition. As we look in on her, we discover that she is faced with as many as five debilitating fits a day. In addition, she is becoming increasingly violent. At a loss to find any effective treatment, her parents have come to the conclusion that her only hope will involve a radical approach: an operation to open her skull and remove half her brain. This documentary follows the surgery and its extraordinary aftermath.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
6 & up.
Contents
Rachel's Frequent and Sudden Fits (3:31)
Rachel in a Naughty Mood (1:27)
Rachel at School (1:50)
Controlling Rachel's Seizures (1:16)
Preparing for a Brain Study (1:03)
Doctors Recommend a Hemispherectomy (3:09)
Evaluating Rachel's Brain (3:12)
Surgery for Rachel? (3:13)
Reassurance for Rachel's Parents (2:02)
Coming to Terms With Rachel's Surgery (2:11)
Hemispherectomy Surgery (3:25)
Rachel Post-Surgery (2:03)
Credits: Rachel's Brain (0:38)
Videorecording number
48778 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
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