Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2025-10-02

Books mentioned on The Mystery of the Sleepy Sickness

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Back in the early 1900s, a new pandemic happened out of nowhere with odd symptoms, that was never solved or cured. It just went away.

Josh Clark discussed Awakenings by Oliver Sacks.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Awakenings

   Oliver Sacks · at 19:20

   Awakenings by Oliver Sacks is a classic medical narrative detailing the harrowing experiences of encephalitis lethargica patients in the 1960s and their subsequent treatment with L-dopa.

   Discussed

   “This is the the movie from the book Awakenings based on neurologist Oliver Sachs book of the same name about his work with EL patients in the 1960s.”

   Josh Clark The Mystery of the Sleepy Sickness 2025-10-02 Listen at 19:20

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