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Sep 5, 2024 · Dr Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams), a timid doctor, new to the neurological ward of a Bronx hospital in the 1960’s, realizes that the gift of life and the human spirit is still present in the lives of these patients who are aware despite their catatonia.
Aug 27, 2024 · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: NBC's 'Brilliant Minds' celebrates the life and work of neurologist Dr Oliver Sacks, a rare example of a medical drama drawing inspiration from real life.
4 days ago · He played Dr. Malcolm Sayer in the 1990 drama Awakenings. Sayer is based on Oliver Sacks, a neurologist who gives the drug L-Dopa to a group of patients who temporarily "awake" after decades of being in a catatonic state.
Sep 8, 2024 · This is a list of fictional doctors (characters that use the appellation "doctor", medical and otherwise), from literature, films, television, and other media.
4 days ago · It captures the extraordinary journey of Dr. Malcolm Sayer (played by Robin Williams) as he revives catatonic patients using an experimental drug, specifically focusing on Leonard Lowe's awakening (portrayed by Robert De Niro).
Sep 4, 2024 · In Awakenings, Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a dedicated and innovative neurologist at a Bronx hospital in the late 1960s. Stumbling upon a group of patients who have been catatonic for decades, victims of a severe form of encephalitis, he finds hope in an experimental drug, L-Dopa.
Aug 28, 2024 · "Awakenings" (1990) featured Robert De Niro as Leonard Lowe, a catatonic man who is tended by doctor Dr. Malcolm Sayer, played by Robin Williams. Sayer gives Leonard a dose of a drug known as L-Dopa, which brings him out of this catatonic state, but only for a while until his tolerance of the drug increases to the point where it becomes ...
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