Awakenings' Author, Famed Neurologist Oliver Sacks Dies at 82
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In his best-selling 1985 book, he described a man who really did mistake his wife's face for his hat while visiting Sacks' office.
In his best-selling 1985 book, he described a man who really did mistake his wife's face for his hat while visiting Sacks' office.
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Oliver Sacks, best-selling author and neurologist, dies at 82: report
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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