Sven

by Nadia Khan, Andrea Caprez (Illustrator)

Sven is a young boy who suffers symptoms of stroke and later learns he has Moyamoya Disease, a rare neurovascular disease that affects the blood vessels of the brain. The book follows his experience with the disease from on-set of symptoms through surgical correction. It was written by neurosurgeon Dr. Nadia Khan to help explain this complex disease to her youngest patients.

46 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2006

About the author

Nadia Mohamad Hatta, or Nadia Khan, graduated with M.B.B.S. in 2009 and is now a part-time tutor,full-time writer and all-time procrastinator. Also on her plate is wannabe philosopher slash filmmaker, but not yet cooked to perfection. Discovered by Buku Fixi after winning a national script-writing competition, she had her first novel Kelabu published in 2011. This was followed by her short stories anthology aptly named Cerpen (2012) which also included her contribution to another short stories anthology entitled Kopi (2012). Her first script to be made into a telemovie was 'Aku, Dia dan Tong Sampah', produced by Playground Productions. Currently tutoring a medical faculty at a Malaysian university, she is also pursuing her Master's degree in Psychology.

Reviews

[Cojoy Pele · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have Moyamoya which is quite a rare but fascinating disease. This book is terrific for educators & educators of young children to help others understand how important our brain is to our health.
I wish every school had thus book to help other struggling students understand how special & unique a Moyamoya brain truly is.