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   Awakenings | Oliver Sacks. 1973. The classic account of survivors of the encephalitic lethargica and their return to the world after decades of “sleep.” This book was the inspiration for the 1990 film starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams. Buy Book. Amazon US. Amazon UK. Amazon Canada. Barnes & Noble. IndieBound. Powell's. Audible. Topics.

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   Awakenings is a 1973 non-fiction book by Oliver Sacks. It recounts the life histories of those who had been victims of the 1920s encephalitis lethargica epidemic. Sacks chronicles his efforts in the late 1960s to help these patients at the Beth Abraham Hospital (now Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing) in the Bronx, New York.

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   Oct 5, 1999 · Paperback – October 5, 1999. by Oliver Sacks (Author) 4.5 748 ratings. See all formats and editions. The classic account of survivors of the sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I—and their return to the world after decades of “sleep.”.

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   Jan 1, 2001 · 13,056 ratings667 reviews. Awakenings is a 1973 non-fiction book by Oliver Sacks. It recounts the life histories of those who had been victims of the 1920s encephalitis lethargica epidemic. Sacks chronicles his efforts in the late 1960s to help these patients at the Beth Abraham Hospital in the Bronx, New York.

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   May 29, 2013 · Awakenings. Oliver Sacks. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, May 29, 2013 - Psychology - 464 pages. The classic account of survivors of the sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just...

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   Jun 18, 2013 · In his novel Awakenings, Sacks describes his experiences with post encephalitic patients upon taking L-DOPA. He begins his novel with a prologue describing and making connections between Parkinsonism and encephalitis lethargica and the aftermath of those who suffered from the sleeping sickness.

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   • Awakenings is a 1973 non-fiction book by Oliver Sacks. It recounts the life histories of those who had been victims of the 1920s encephalitis lethargica epidemic.

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   Did Oliver Sacks die in 'Awakenings'?

   • Oliver Sacks, doctor of ‘Awakenings’ and poet laureate of medicine, dies at 82. Sacks — whom millions knew as the physician played by actor Robin Williams in the 1990 film “Awakenings” — revealed in February that he had terminal cancer. What did Dr Sayer ultimately learn from Leonard and the other patients?

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   What did Oliver Sacks do?

   • However, the work of Oliver Sacks showed the world that even in this state of consciousness, there is awareness. In his work with patients (see his book Awakenings), he used massive doses of dopamine, and literally awakened (at least for a short time) most of the patients.

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   Who is Oliver Wolf Sacks?

   • 464 pages, Paperback First published January 1, 1973 Oliver Wolf Sacks, CBE, was a British neurologist residing in the United States, who has written popular books about his patients, the most famous of which is Awakenings, which was adapted into a film of the same name starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro.

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    He died in 2015. Reading information. Awakenings - Ebook written by Oliver Sacks. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading,...