Slide 2 Oliver Sacks Slide 3 CEZAR OCTAVIAN MOROSANU by Slide 4
Through time and space, humans have experienced phenomena that
stratled their sensations and researched the world around them for
answers. But on certain aspect he found none. Why? Because he was
looking in the wrong place. We can see matter, but we cannot see
what`s the matter. The truth resided in the intricate mosaic that
is his brain, and albeit it is the most developped structure
evolution through natural selection has brought so far, it can
still be tricked by simple things. Imagine the implications of a
serious disorder NEUROSKILLS Slide 5 To talk of diseases is a sort
of Arabian Nights entertainment William Osler Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide
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Slide 16 Slide 17 Oliver Sacks is renown as a physician, a
neurologist and the author of nine other books. He wrote the book
of Awakenings which inspired the Oscar-nominated film. His most
recent writing Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain explores
the power of music and its influences to the brain based on his
patient experiences. Currently, he is living in New York City as a
professor of Clinical Neurology at Columbia University. OLIVER
SACKS Slide 18 Slide 19 The book consists of 24 short stories that
are divided into four parts which are Losses, Excesses, Transports,
and The World of The Simple. Each part represents stories of people
who have specific problems on brain functions which will be
represented through each paragraph of this summary. The summary
discusses some of the stories which represent the specific
neurological disorder as the main idea of each part. AND OTHER
CLINICAL TALES Slide 20 LOSSES Death is not the greatest loss in
life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live Norman
Cousins PART ONE Slide 21 On The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A
Hat, Dr. P is a musician who had problems with his visual images.
He couldnt recognize things around him, even his face, wife, foot,
shoes, etc. Therefore, he grabbed his wifes head to put on his
head, because he thought that his wife was a hat. But, he has
wonderful musical intelligence, he can do his activities if hes
singing, but he would forget everything and completely stop his
activities when hes interrupted from his singing THE MAN WHO
MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT Slide 22 The Lost Mariner is the story
of Jimmie G, a man who was a radio operator in a submarine. He cant
remember anything, except his life experiences before mid 1940s.
Therefore, he is stuck in a world where he thinks he is 19 years
old young man. But, that does not affect his excellent ability in
science and math. He can compare each chemical elements and
arithmetical and algebra calculations do not seem an issue to him.
THE LOST MARINER Slide 23 The Disembodied Lady is the story of 27
years young woman, with two young children who worked in computer
programming. Her life has changed, since the attack of abdominal
pain and she cant feel her body and control it. Therefore, she has
to learn how to walk, move and other functions of her body. THE
DISEMBODIED LADY Slide 24 The Man Who Fell out of Bed is the story
of a man who cant feel his leg. There is a main scene when he is
determined to throw his leg out of bed, because he thought that his
leg seems to be fake, far from being his own. THE MAN WHO FELL OUT
OF BED Slide 25 Hands is the story of 60 years old Madeleine, a
blind woman who cant do anything through her hands, because she
feels that her hands are useless, inactive as lumps of dough. HANDS
Slide 26 Phantoms is about the feeling of having lost a part of
your body, mainly limbs, due to amputation and the odd sensation
that it`s still there. PHANTOMS Slide 27 On the Level is about 93
years old man with Parkinson disease, who has a problem maintaining
his balance. The peculiar thing is that her 20 degrees deviated
walk seems to be perceived as being streight. ON THE LEVEL Slide 28
Eyes Right! is the story of Mrs S, around 60 years old. Mrs S.
suffered a massive stroke which damaged her right cerebral
hemisphere, causing her left side to be num. EYES RIGHT! Slide 29
The last story of The President Speech presents the patients who
have global aphasia. They are incapable of understanding words in
general, so that they found Presidents speeches either very funny
or very infuriating. THE PRESIDENT`S SPEECH Slide 30 EXCESSES What
doesn`t kill you, makes you stranger The Joker (from The Dark
Knight) PART TWO: Slide 31 Witty Ticcy Ray is the story of Ray a 24
year old pacient Tourettes syndrome characterized - in this case -
by the excess of energy and the great production of spontaneous
motions. He has remarkable musical ability such as hitting the
drum, and in various games, such as ping-pong. He is excellent on
doing all those things, because he has abnormal quickness of
reflect and reactions. WITTY TICCY RAY Slide 32 The Cupids Disease
is the story of Natasha K., 90 years old woman who fell herself
becomes more energetic, alive and young. She had syphilis seventy
years ago which commonly is called cupids disease. She chooses to
stay energetic, rather than to be treated. The other patient,
Miguel O., who has neurosyphilis. He has excited imagination and
energy. When Dr. Sacks gave him Haldol, he became slowly down and
lost his excited imagination. CUPID`S DISEASE Slide 33 A Matter of
Identity is the story of Mr. Thompson who cant recognize anyone,
but he can create fictional characters. A MATTER OF IDENTITY Slide
34 Yes, Father-Sister is the story of Mrs. B, a former research
chemist. On her consult she called Dr. Sacks father, sister, and
sometimes doctor. She knows the right and left, but she cant
differentiate them. YES, FATHER - SISTER Slide 35 The Possessed is
the story of Sackss experiences on observing Touretters in the
street of New York City THE POSSESSED Slide 36 TRANSPORTS If a man
claims to talk to the dead he is called a mad man. If many claim
they can, then it`s called religion. Bertrand Russell PART THREE:
Slide 37 Reminiscence is the story of Mrs. OC who had dream of her
childhood in Ireland where she was dancing and singing. It was not
simply a dream, because since then, she felt that she is lived in
her childhood memories. REMINISCENCE Slide 38 In Incontinent
Nostalgia, a 63 year old woman who had Parkinson disease, since she
was 18 years old. Using L-Dopa to treat her Parkinson she
experienced a side effect, and that was the nostalgia and joyful
memories of her youth life. INCONTINENT NOSTALGIA Slide 39 A
Passage to India is the story of Bhagawahndi P., a 19 years old
Indian girl, who suffered form a malignant brain tumor. She had
dreams and visions that she was in his country, India, return to
her normal life as a young girl. She enjoyed her dreams and visions
day to day, until the rest of her life. A PASSAGE TO INDIA Slide 40
The Dog Beneath the Skin is the story of a 22 year medical student
who had a dream that he was a dog. Since then, he can sniff like a
dog. He has excellent smell ability like a dog. He could recognize
every street, shop, food by smell. A DOG BENEATH THE SKIN Slide 41
Murder is the story of a man who killed his daughter under the
influence of PCP (phenylcyclohexylpiperidine). Therefore, he didnt
remember it then. The murder was the irruption of a psychotic
fantasy. When he became conscious, he realised what he has done.
But, nothing he could do, because the harm was done. MURDER Slide
42 The Visions of Hildegard is the story of woman who experienced
hallucinations of her earliest childhood, mysticism, and
spiritualism. She can imagine and create the picture of city of God
and other illusive pictures. THE VISIONS OF HILDEGARD Slide 43 THE
WORLD OF THE SIMPLE There is a certain majesty in simplicity which
is far above all the quaintness of wit Alexander Pope PART FOUR:
Slide 44 Rebecca is the story of Rebecca, a 19 years old girl who
loves stories, poetry, and others arts. She acted like a child in
some ways, such as she couldnt find the key of the door, couldnt
use her clothes on. Her grandmother was the one who took care of
her since her parents died. Unfortunately, her grandmother passed
away, and her world started to gradually fall apart. That is until
she joined the special theater group, where she seemed to be in her
environment. REBECCA Slide 45 A Walking Grove is the story of
Martin A, a 61 years old man who had Parkinson and Meningitis. He
has amazing musical memory, such as he can remember 2000 operas. He
acts and uses language like a child, and his spirit of music makes
him survive. A WALKING GROVE Slide 46 The Twins is the story of
John and Michael who were 26 years old. They were well known
because of their remarkable memory of documentation. They knew the
content of matches in a box, but they didn`t actually understand
the meaning of that number. Their world is very simple, just
remembering without understanding. THE TWINS Slide 47 In The Autist
Artist, the 21 years old young man, pictured by many as an idiot,
unveils a remarkable talent in drawing. When Dr. Sacks asked him to
draw certain pictures, he could reproduce them up to the most small
details. THE AUTIST ARTIST Slide 48 Slide 49 Slide 50 Slide 51
Slide 52 Slide 53 Slide 54 Slide 55 Slide 56 CONCLUSIONS
