Wijdicks E.F.M. Neurocinema The Sequel: A History of Neurology on Screen

Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2022. — 258 p.The history of neurology as seen through the lens of the filmmaker is fascinating and extraordinary. Neurocinema, The Sequel is a review of the history of neurology as seen in film, starting with the early days of cinema and concluding with contemporary films now available in theaters and on streaming sites.Preface to Neurocinema—The Sequel
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Author Biography
Introducing the History of Medicine in Film
Portrayal of Hospitals: From Caring Nursing Sisters to Dilapidation and Disarray
Portrayal of Physicians: From Adoration to Apprehension
Portrayal of Diseases: From Unknowns to Knowns
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Introducing the History of Neurology in Film
Neurology on the Move—The Very Early Years
Neurology before the Talkies
The Beginnings of Neurocinema
Neurocinema Coming of Age
Parallels between Neurology and Cinema History
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The Neurologist in Film
The Legendary Charcot
Neurologists On Screen
The “Most Famous Neurologist”
The Other Neurologists (and, from time to time, a Neurosurgeon)
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The Neurologic Disorders in Film
Main Themes
Neurologic Signs and Symptoms
Coma
Amnesia
Seizures
Headache
Sleep Walking and Narcolepsy
Neurologic Disorders
Traumatic Brain Injury
Stroke
Locked-in Syndrome
Alzheimer’s Dementia
Parkinson’s Disease
Brain Tumor
Infections of the Brain
Spinal Cord Injury
Poliomyelitis
Multiple Sclerosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Leprosy
Cerebral Palsy
Autism
Tourette’s Syndrome
Neurogenetics
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Neuroethics in Film
Main Themes
Physician-Assisted Suicide
Self-Determination
Withdrawal of Support
Family-Physician Conflicts
Institutionalization in Dementia
Experimentation
Compassion Fatigue
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Neurology in Documentaries
Main Themes
Alzheimer’s Disease
Huntington’s Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Migraine
Aphasia
Poliomyelitis
Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurorehabilitation
Coma Recoveries
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Neurocelebrities in Film
Main Themes
Neurocelebrities
Lou Gehrig
Muhammad Ali
Stephen Hawking
George Gershwin
Iris Murdoch
Glen Campbell
Robin Williams
Jacqueline du Pré
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Neuropsychiatry in Film
Main Themes
Functional Neurology
Damaged Homecoming
Something Is Wrong
A Tortuous Diagnostic Process
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Neurofollies in Film
Main Themes
Is That So? Finding “Hidden” Neurologic Disease
Does Implausible Neurology Look Plausible?
Mine the Mind
Awakening in a Strange New World
When Amnesia Actually Helps
The Violent Epileptic
Brain Transplantation
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Come and See: What to Get Out of Neurocinema
Bending the Mind
The Neurology of Cinema
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Appendix: Neurofilmography