Oliver Sacks dies at 82; neurologist wrote bestselling books on brain disorders - Los Angeles Times
When he was a young doctor on the neurology ward at UCLA, Oliver Sacks was every bit as unconventional as he seemed in the bestselling books he later wrote about treating patients who were stricken with a bizarre and frightening variety of brain disorders.
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Oliver Sacks dead at 82: New York neurologist, professor who inspired the film 'Awakenings' was acclaimed medical poet – New York Daily News
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Oliver Sacks Official Website of Author & Neurologist
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Oliver Sacks Was A Boundless Explorer Of The Human Brain : Shots - Health News : NPR
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition: Sacks, Oliver: 9781400033539: : Books
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Oliver Sacks, M.D. Academy of Achievement
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Oliver Sacks, M.D. Academy of Achievement
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Oliver Sacks obituary, Oliver Sacks
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Oliver Sacks - Wikipedia
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The life of Oliver Sacks, the 'poet laureate of medicine' who has died aged 82
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Awakenings' author, neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at 82
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Oliver Sacks dead at 82: New York neurologist, professor who inspired the film 'Awakenings' was acclaimed medical poet – New York Daily News
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Famed neurologist and author Oliver Sacks dies at 82
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The Fully Immersive Mind of Oliver Sacks
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Oliver Sacks, Neurologist Who Chronicled His Demise, Dies at 82 - Bloomberg