Awakenings
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
Contributors
Sacks, Oliver Author
Published
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group , 2013.
Status
Available from Libby/OverDrive
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Description
Describes the author's work with institutionalized patients at Mount Carmel Hospital and the dramatic effects of the drug L-DOPA on twenty patients suffering from encephalitic Parkinsonism.
A series of case studies of some of the people who developed a sleeping-sickness after World War I and remained in a sleep state until given the drug L-Dopa. Also describes their lives, the transformation after awakening, and then describes parts of the film made from these case studies. -- Publisher description.
More Details
Format
eBook, Kindle
Street Date
05/29/2013
Language
English
ISBN
9780307834096
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V.S. Ramachandran and Oliver Sacks, both neurologists, write scholarly yet engaging and accessible case studies that begin by examining specific medical anomalies. The authors then proceed to expand into thought-provoking reflections on human nature and the extraordinary adaptive abilities of the brain. -- NoveList Contributor
Both authors write engaging, accessible, and authoritative books on medicine and human behavior. Though their books deal with complex topics, the clear conversational prose, colorful anecdotes, and candid accounts of personal experiences make them understandable and compelling for general audiences. -- Derek Keyser
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sacks, O. (2013). Awakenings . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sacks, Oliver. 2013. Awakenings. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sacks, Oliver. Awakenings Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2013.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Sacks, O. (2013). Awakenings. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sacks, Oliver. Awakenings Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2013.
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Copy Details
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