Leonard Lowe

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Leonard Lowe is a patient with encephalitis lethargica whose temporary revival through experimental treatment forms the emotional core of Oliver Sacks’ memoir and its film adaptation "Awakenings."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
appearsIn Awakenings (1990 film) ⓘ
linked to: Awakenings

Awakenings (book) ⓘ
linked to: Awakenings
associatedWith Dr. Malcolm Sayer (film character based on Oliver Sacks) ⓘ
linked to: Dr. Malcolm Sayer

Dr. Oliver Sacks ⓘ
linked to: Oliver Sacks
basedOn Leonard Lowe (pseudonym used by Oliver Sacks for a real patient) ⓘ
countryOfTreatment United States ⓘ
creator Oliver Sacks ⓘ
eventuallyExperiences return of debilitating symptoms ⓘ
filmCharacterIn Awakenings (1990 film) ⓘ
linked to: Awakenings
genreContext clinical case history ⓘ
medical drama ⓘ
hasAliasInFilm Leonard Lowe (same name used for film character) ⓘ
linked to: Leonard Lowe
inspiredBy real post-encephalitic patient treated by Oliver Sacks ⓘ
inUniverseStatus long-term hospital resident ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medicalCondition encephalitis lethargica ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
literature ⓘ
narrativeRole central patient in Oliver Sacks’ memoir Awakenings ⓘ
emotional core of the story in Awakenings ⓘ
notableFor temporary revival from a catatonic state after experimental treatment ⓘ
occupation patient ⓘ
partOf case series of post-encephalitic patients in Awakenings ⓘ
portrayedBy Robert De Niro ⓘ
relationship doctor–patient relationship with Oliver Sacks / Malcolm Sayer ⓘ
represents impact of neurological disease on personal life ⓘ
possibility and limits of medical intervention ⓘ
resultOfTreatment brief restoration of speech and movement ⓘ
temporary awakening from long-term unresponsive state ⓘ
settingOfStory Bronx, New York ⓘ
linked to: The Bronx
subjectOf discussions in neurology and medical humanities ⓘ
symptom akinesia ⓘ
catatonia ⓘ
post-encephalitic Parkinsonism ⓘ
linked to: Parkinson's disease
themeInvolvement ethics of experimental medicine ⓘ
human consciousness ⓘ
identity and selfhood ⓘ
timePeriod late 1960s ⓘ
treatment L-DOPA ⓘ
linked to: levodopa
undergoes experimental neurological treatment ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Awakenings → character → Leonard Lowe ⓘ
Dr. Malcolm Sayer → notablePatient → Leonard Lowe ⓘ
Leonard Lowe → hasAliasInFilm → Leonard Lowe (same name used for film character) ⓘ
linked to: Leonard Lowe