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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sacks, Oliver, 1933-2015
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage Books, 1999.
Edition:1st Vintage Books ed.
Subjects:
Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease > Case studies.
Epidemic encephalitis > Complications > Case studies.
Dopa > Therapeutic use > Case studies.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:xxxix, 408 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [395]-401) and index.
ISBN:0375704051
9780375704055