Awakenings
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
Case Reports
408 pages : illustrations
9780060973681, 9780375704055, 0060973684, 0375704051
1016099260
Parkinson's Disease And Parkinsonism
The Sleeping-Sickness (Encephalitis Lethargica)
The Aftermath Of The Sleeping-Sickness (1927-67)
Life At Mount Carmel
The Coming Of L-DOPA
Awakenings: Frances D.; Magda B.; Rose R.; Robert O.; Hester Y.; Rolando P.; Miriam H.; Lucy K.; Margaret A.; Miron V.; Gertie C.; Martha N.; Ida T
Frank G.; Maria G.; Rachel I.; Aaron E.; George W.; Cecil M.; Leonard L
Perspectives
Awakening
Tribulation
Accommodation
Epilogue (1982)
Postscript (1990). Appendices. A History Of The Sleeping-Sickness
'Miracle' Drugs: Freud, William James, And Havelock Ellis
The Electrical Basis Of Awakenings
Beyond L-DOPA
Parkinsonian Space And Time
Chaos And Awakenings
Awakenings On Stage And Screen