Neurocinema--The Sequel: A History of Neurology on Screen

ISBN-13: 9781032220055 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 235 str.

Minnesot Rochester FACP (Mayo Clinic PhD MD Eelco F. M.

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Introducing the History of Medicine in Film. Introducing the History ofNeurology in Film. The Neurologist in Film. The Neurologic Disorders in Film. Neuroethics in Film. Neurodocumentaries. Neurocelebrities in Film. Neuropsychiatry in Film. Come and See: What to Get Out of Neurocinema. Neurofilmography.

O autorze

Eelco Wijdicks is Professor of Neurology and Professor of History of Medicine at Mayo College of Medicine. He established Neurocritical Care at Mayo Clinic and is consultant neurointensivist in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at Saint Marys Hospital (Mayo Clinic Campus Rochester). He has published commentary and criticism on medical and neurologic portrayal in film, including Neurocinema: When Film Meets Neurology (CRC Press 2014) and Cinema, MD: A History of Medicine on Screen (OUP 2020).