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Book SynopsisFilm directors recognize that neurologic disease impacts mind and motility and often use it in a plot or defining scene. It should be informative and educational to deconstruct neurologic representation in film. Neurocinema: When Film Meets Neurology is a collection of film essays that summarize the portrayal of major neurologic syndromes and clinical signs in cinema. Many films approach the reality of disease quite closely, and as a result, are deeply moving and memorable. Equally important, these films say as much about consequences as they say about the disorder. Therefore, the main themes include sudden confrontation with a major neurologic illness, disability from chronic neurologic disease, and failure to lead a normal life.
More than 100 fiction films and documentaries are discussed in this completely original and definitive work on how film meets neurology. The book includes nearly 50 neurology topics, explains them, and places them in a br
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"…should be required reading for all neurologists."
—Howard S. Kirshner, MD, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
"This volume is written with passion, and the author’s real affection for the cinema seeps from every page. This book is not just for film buffs … We should all watch and learn."
—Sallie Baxendale, UCL Institute of Neurology in The Lancet Neurology
Table of ContentsMedicine in Film. The Neurologist in Film. Neurologic Disorders in Film. Neuroethics in Film. Neurologic Disorders in Documentary Film. Neurofollies in Film. Epilogue: The Neurology of Cinema. Appendix: Neurofilmography.
