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- Awakenings / by Sacks, Oliver,1933-2015.(CARDINAL)347933;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-401) and index.- Subjects: Case studies.; Dopa; Dopa; Epidemic encephalitis; Epidemic encephalitis; Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease; Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease;
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- Awakenings [sound recording] / by Sacks, Oliver W.; Davis, Jonathan.;
Performed by Jonathan Davis and Oliver Sacks. Dr. Sacks examines the experiences of some victims of sleeping sickness who after forty years of virtual paralysis of movement and mind awoke to discover that they had aged while they slept. - Subjects: Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease; Epidemic encephalitis ; Dopa ; Audiobooks. ;
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- Awakenings [videorecording] / by Zaillian, Steven,screen writer.(CARDINAL)436284; Parkes, Walter F.,producer.; Lasker, Lawrence,producer.(CARDINAL)843820; Marshall, Penny,director.(CARDINAL)364111; De Niro, Robert,actor.(CARDINAL)184450; Williams, Robin,1951-2014,actor.(CARDINAL)343589; Heard, John,1946-2017,actor.(CARDINAL)343893; Kavner, Julie,actor.(CARDINAL)842519; Miller, Penelope Ann,actor.; Nelson, Ruth,1905-1992,actor.; Sydow, Max von,1929-,actor.; Meara, Anne,actor.(CARDINAL)363863; Gordon, Dexter,1923-1990,actor.; Drummond, Alice,1929-,actor.; Ondrícek, Miroslav,1934-,cinematographer.; Newman, Randy,composer.(CARDINAL)346898; Greenberg, Gerald B.,editor.; Davis, Battle,editor.; Sacks, Oliver W.Awakenings.; Columbia Pictures.(CARDINAL)747663; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)329614; Image Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)328010;
Director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek ; editors, Jerry Greenberg, Battle Davis ; music, Randy Newman.Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Ruth Nelson, Max Von Sydow, Anne Meara, Dexter Gordon, George Martin, Alice Drummond.Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a shy research physician who uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. The awakening of the first patient proves a rebirth for the doctor, too, as the patient reveals life's simple but sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor. Encouraged by Leonard's stunning recovery, Sayer administers the drug to other patients.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby surround stereo.; widescreen presentation (aspect ratio 1.85:1).- Subjects: Feature films.; Biographical films.; Film adaptations.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease; Epidemic encephalitis; Dopa;
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- Awakenings [videorecording] The fisher king. by Bridges, Jeff,1949-act; De Niro, Robert.act(CARDINAL)184450; Gilliam, Terry.drt; Marshall, Penny.drt; Williams, Robin,1951-2014.act(CARDINAL)343589; Columbia Pictures.; Tri-Star Pictures.;
Awakenings (1990, 122 min.) : Columbia Pictures ; produced by Walter E. Parkes, Lawrence Lasker ; written by Steven Zaillian, based on the book by Oliver Sacks ; directed by Penny Marhsall.The fisher king (1991, 138 min.) : Tristar pictures ; produced by Debra hill, lynda Obst ; screenplay by Richard LaGravenese; directed by Terry Gilliam.Awakenings: Robin Williams, Robert DeNiro, John heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Max Von Sydow.The fisher king: Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer, Mercedes Ruehl.Awakenings: Based on the true story of a shy research physician who uses an experimental drug to awaken catatonic victims of a rare sleeping sickness.The fisher king: A deejay who finds himself penniless is plucked from disaster by a homeless history professor, who lives in a fantasy world full of castles, Red Knights and damsels in distress. Together they begin a modern quest for redemption and the Holy Grail.MPAA rating: Awakenings: PG-13MPAA rating: The fisher king: R; for language and violence.DVDs, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.- Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Dopa; Epidemic encephalitis; Friendship; Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease;
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- Awakenings / by Sacks, Oliver,1933-2015.(CARDINAL)347933;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-401) and index."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"--- Subjects: Case studies.; Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease; Epidemic encephalitis; Dopa;
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- Parkinson's disease : a guide for patient and family / by Duvoisin, Roger C.,1927-2017.(CARDINAL)717919; Sage, Jacob.(CARDINAL)391403;
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- Subjects: Parkinson's disease;
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The comprehensive guide to Parkinson's disease /
Includes bibliographical references.Includes the history of Parkinson's Disease, famous people with Parkinson's Disease, its biochemistry, cytology and cytological effects, anatomy and anatomical effects, physiology and physiological effects, the symptoms of each system in the body (muscular, nervous, alimentary, urinary, cardiovascular, respriatory, skeletal, integumentary, sensory, endocrine, reproductive, and immune), its methods of diagnosis (observational, technological, and chemical), its causes (biochemical, toxic, genetic, pharmacological, medical), its treatments (L-dopa, dopamine agonists, MAO inhibitors, COMT inhibitors, anti-cholinergics, and non-dopaminergic), surgical treatments, natural treatments, exercise methods, technological methods, and details of the national and international Parkinson's Disease organisations, the most useful Parkinson's Disease web sites, and the main books concerning Parkinson's Disease nursing.- Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Parkinson's disease.;
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