Leonard Lowe

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Leonard Lowe is a patient with encephalitis lethargica whose temporary revival through experimental treatment forms the emotional core of Oliver Sacks’ memoir and its film adaptation "Awakenings."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
appearsIn Awakenings (1990 film)
linked to: Awakenings

Awakenings (book)
linked to: Awakenings
associatedWith Dr. Malcolm Sayer (film character based on Oliver Sacks)
linked to: Dr. Malcolm Sayer

Dr. Oliver Sacks
linked to: Oliver Sacks
basedOn Leonard Lowe (pseudonym used by Oliver Sacks for a real patient)
countryOfTreatment United States
creator Oliver Sacks
eventuallyExperiences return of debilitating symptoms
filmCharacterIn Awakenings (1990 film)
linked to: Awakenings
genreContext clinical case history
medical drama
hasAliasInFilm Leonard Lowe (same name used for film character)
linked to: Leonard Lowe
inspiredBy real post-encephalitic patient treated by Oliver Sacks
inUniverseStatus long-term hospital resident
languageOfWork English
medicalCondition encephalitis lethargica
medium film
literature
narrativeRole central patient in Oliver Sacks’ memoir Awakenings
emotional core of the story in Awakenings
notableFor temporary revival from a catatonic state after experimental treatment
occupation patient
partOf case series of post-encephalitic patients in Awakenings
portrayedBy Robert De Niro
relationship doctor–patient relationship with Oliver Sacks / Malcolm Sayer
represents impact of neurological disease on personal life
possibility and limits of medical intervention
resultOfTreatment brief restoration of speech and movement
temporary awakening from long-term unresponsive state
settingOfStory Bronx, New York
linked to: The Bronx
subjectOf discussions in neurology and medical humanities
symptom akinesia
catatonia
post-encephalitic Parkinsonism
linked to: Parkinson's disease
themeInvolvement ethics of experimental medicine
human consciousness
identity and selfhood
timePeriod late 1960s
treatment L-DOPA
linked to: levodopa
undergoes experimental neurological treatment

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Awakenings character Leonard Lowe
Dr. Malcolm Sayer notablePatient Leonard Lowe
Leonard Lowe hasAliasInFilm Leonard Lowe (same name used for film character)
linked to: Leonard Lowe