What is the title of Sacks' 1973 book about encephalitis lethargica patients?
Awakenings
The Mind's Eye
Migraine
Hallucinations
Answer
"Awakenings", Oliver Sacks' 1973 book, chronicles the remarkable stories of patients who survived the encephalitis lethargica pandemic of the early 20th century. These individuals had been trapped in a state of catatonia for decades until the introduction of a novel drug, L-DOPA, which dramatically revived their consciousness and brought them back to life.
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