The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat Summary
The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales was written by Oliver Stacks. The novel is about the Neurologist Oliver Stacks and his tales at his clinic. He has witness many strange patients, and in the book are descriptions about some of the patients he has seen during his time of practice. This novel particularly focuses on Right Hemisphere damage and what is does to his various patients. The novel is split up into four sections “Losses”, “Excess”, “Transports”, and “The World of Simple.” Each of these for parts focus on how the patient’s brain is functioning, what is happening to their cognition, or what habits they have acquired after having damage to their brain. “Losses” section of the novel talks about how neurological
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Many of the patients were coping with their disease before they even knew it. Each and every one of these people are just that, people, They are more than what their illness is and can still live joyful lives. I have learned that losses and excess in neurological function are subsets of one another and can impact the daily life of a person who has a disease of that nature. Though people are able to live their lives there are some that are not able to be the same as they once were. During the “The World of Simple” portion of the novel I realized that the reminiscing can have a positive and negative effect on patients. This is based on the fact they when the patient if going back and reliving various memories it really depends on the exact memory that is playing out in their mind. That can range from a pleasant memory to a very bad memory. One of the last things that changed in my mind is that we do not know a lot about Autism Spectrum disorder. Just the sheer fact that we do not know we automatically think a person with Autism Spectrum disorder is incapable of anything because they do not know how to communicate but that sometimes is the exact opposite. Many people with cognitive disorders can develop strong complex skills of intelligence and creativity than what is expected out of these individuals. Jose was a great case of him being able to draw even though he did not talk so no one would know that he was a great
Many of the patients were coping with their disease before they even knew it. Each and every one of these people are just that, people, They are more than what their illness is and can still live joyful lives. I have learned that losses and excess in neurological function are subsets of one another and can impact the daily life of a person who has a disease of that nature. Though people are able to live their lives there are some that are not able to be the same as they once were. During the “The World of Simple” portion of the novel I realized that the reminiscing can have a positive and negative effect on patients. This is based on the fact they when the patient if going back and reliving various memories it really depends on the exact memory that is playing out in their mind. That can range from a pleasant memory to a very bad memory. One of the last things that changed in my mind is that we do not know a lot about Autism Spectrum disorder. Just the sheer fact that we do not know we automatically think a person with Autism Spectrum disorder is incapable of anything because they do not know how to communicate but that sometimes is the exact opposite. Many people with cognitive disorders can develop strong complex skills of intelligence and creativity than what is expected out of these individuals. Jose was a great case of him being able to draw even though he did not talk so no one would know that he was a great