¶ … Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales is a collection of case studies compiled by Oliver Sacks, a physician and professor of neurology who often writes about the interesting cases he comes across in his profession. This volume of twenty case studies reads more like a book of short stories. The people he describes are remarkable, unique examples of the strange and fascinating workings of the neurological mind. The case studies themselves are written in a fluid, engaging style that is accessible to all levels of readers, including not just other neurologists and medical professionals, but also the average layperson. The book gets its unusual title from one of Sacks' cases. A man, a music teacher described only as Dr. P., has received a recommendation from his ophthalmologist to visit Dr. Sacks for problems ostensibly related to vision. Since the eye specialist is unable to determine the nature of Dr. P.'s problem, he refers him to Sacks for further examination. The man attends the first visit with Sacks with his wife. During the initial interview, Sacks notices that the man does not respond in a normal way to stimuli; for example, he seems to lean into Sacks with his ear instead of facing him directly with his eyes, as most patients normally do. This is an indication that Dr. P. tends to respond to things through listening, rather than through visual methods. When the first visit is just about to end, Dr. P. reaches towards his wife's head, an action that seems rather peculiar to Sacks. To the patient's wife, however, this action seems perfectly normal. Sacks, after...
This is a pivotal moment for Sacks, who decides to use this particular case study as the title for his book.
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