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Awakenings Movie
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why does lenny receive a double dose of L dopa
Oct 03, 2024 09:36 PM
By: irelandschmidt
2 Answers
L-dopa is usually prescribed when other anti-parkinsonism drugs are no longer effective. It''s often combined with carbidopa, an inhibitor that prevents the peripheral metabolism of L-dopa.
Nov 09, 2024 06:26 PM
By: Smtiranni
The prolonged use of L-dopa is the so called on-off effect, which consists of sudden unpredictable changes in movement, from normal to Parkinsonian, followed by a return to normal. These side effects due to the high doses of L-dopa administered are very prominent in the latter parts of the film.
Oct 16, 2024 10:19 PM
By: Ajmsperi_J
What is L-Dopa
Mar 08, 2023 10:56 PM
By: dallasshumaker26
3 Answers
L-DOPA is a medication widely used in the treatment of Parkinson''s disease.. L-Dopa is a dopamine agonist, which means it''s a medication that affects dopamine receptors, the life cycle of dopamine, or the survival of dopaminergic neurons. l-DOPA is the precursor to the neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine.
27 days ago
By: PMaaxtra85
L-dopa crosses the blood-brain barrier and is converted to dopamine in the brain. This stimulates dopamine receptors, which helps compensate for the depleted dopamine levels in Parkinson''s disease.
L-Dopa, or levodopa, is a drug used to treat Parkinson''s disease and dopamine-responsive dystonia. It''s a precursor to dopamine, a neurotransmitter, and is considered the gold standard treatment for Parkinson''s disease. L-Dopa is most effective in treating the bradykinetic symptoms of Parkinson''s disease in the early stages
Oct 16, 2024 10:20 PM
Does dr.sayer have any social skills (yes/no/and is this a hinderance on his medical capabilities?
Nov 22, 2022 02:16 AM
By: kushalpreetkaursi
Dr. Malcolm Sayer is a research-trained neurologist in the 1990 movie Awakenings. He discovers that the drug L-DOPA can help patients who have been catatonic for decades after surviving an epidemic of encephalitis lethargica. He had poor social skills, didn''t have to have any conversations with the plants
He had poor social skills, didn''t have to have any conversations with the plants. Sayer is caring and dedicated physician who works with catatonic patients who survived the encephalitis lethargica epidemic.
Nov 25, 2022 09:09 PM
By: WamikaGupta
Why does Lenny receive a double dose of l-dopa
Oct 04, 2022 09:59 PM
By: hamidabdallah900
levodopa (L-dopa) was hailed as a miracle drug that would cure parkinsonism. Leonard Lowe and the rest of the patients are awakened after decades, and have to deal with a new life in a new time. Patient Leonard Lowe seems to remain unmoved.
Oct 16, 2024 10:21 PM
because it was symbolic to his life, since he was trapped inside of his body. The combination of levodopa and carbidopa is used to treat the symptoms of Parkinson''s disease and Parkinson''s-like symptoms.
How should we think of people in catatonic states? How do we determine whether or not they are able to register our attempts at communication? What do we owe to persons in such a state in terms of their rights to care? What if people require artificial life supports to continue living? Who decides if and how and under what circumstances to continue or not to continue providing for them?
Feb 17, 2022 04:38 AM
By: marharyta003
People in a catatonic state may appear withdrawn or immobile, but they are conscious and have neural reflexes. If they don''t explain it correctly or miss important points, you can re-teach the information. Patients have the right to be informed and give consent before any procedures or tests that could be threatening. Life support is a short-term treatment that helps patients recover from critical illness or sustain life until their body can function again.
Interesting I also don''t know the answer please anyone want to help to find the answer?
Nov 25, 2022 09:17 PM
How does Dr. Sayers explain neurologically what has happened to Leonard and the other patients
Sep 15, 2021 04:02 AM
By: langles525
Sayer in creating social relationship with other people which was deprived from him during his work with non-human subjects. The drug proves to be a success with Leonard and so the drug is administered to all the other catatonic patients at the hospital.
Nov 25, 2022 09:19 PM
Dr. Sayer tests his hypothesis on Leonard Lowe, a patient who has been in a catatonic state for thirty years. The drug proves to be a success with Leonard and so the drug is administered to all the other catatonic patients at the hospital.
Sep 16, 2021 11:13 PM
By: YadaviSane
What symptoms does Leonard have hat are puzzling
May 04, 2021 11:05 PM
By: victoryamini1015
Leonard''s tics become more prominent. Leonard starts to shuffle when he walks. Leonard experiences full body spasms that make it difficult for him to move. Leonard returns to a catatonic state after a short period of awakening.
Nov 09, 2024 07:24 PM
Encephalitis lethargica is a disease characterized by high fever, headache, double vision, delayed physical and mental response, and lethargy. The cause of encephalitis lethargica was never found, but studies of its victims have revealed swelling of the midbrain and basal ganglia and evidence of an autoimmune reaction to the tissue there.
Nov 25, 2022 09:23 PM
list the questions he asks Dr. Ingham?
Oct 04, 2020 06:26 AM
By: muhterchar
some ethical questions that are raised in this movie regarding treatment, are that dr. sayer doubled the dosage of l-dopa without anyone approving it when he gave it to the patients and that he gave an experimental drug to the patients with encephalitis lethargica.
Nov 25, 2022 09:26 PM
Dr. Sayer: What must it be like to be them? What are they thinking?Dr. Ingham: They’re not. The virus didn’t spare the higher faculties.Dr. Sayer: We know that for a fact?Dr. Ingham: Yes.Dr. Sayer: Because….?Dr. Ingham: Because the alternative is unthinkable.
Sep 16, 2021 11:19 PM
what observation did he make about the man watching TV?
Oct 04, 2020 06:25 AM
observed that Robert De Niro''s performance as Leonard Lowe was so convincing that he would sometimes see De Niro''s foot curl or lean to one side.
Nov 09, 2024 07:21 PM
it can be observed that the maximum number of students (i.e., 32) watched TV for 4 - 5 hours.
Nov 25, 2022 09:28 PM
What is the disease that he has? Is it bacterial or viral?
Dec 23, 2018 12:24 AM
By: vladerickson
The disease in the movie Awakenings is encephalitis lethargica, a mysterious disease that''s neither bacterial nor viral. The cause of encephalitis lethargica is unknown.
The disease name is encephalitis. It is cause by viral infection.
Nov 13, 2019 01:03 PM
By: VihaanVerma
What are the symptoms that you notice in Leonard during the credits?
Dec 23, 2018 12:23 AM
Leonard Lowe (Robert De Niro) was a studious child who had to stop going to school due to tremors in one of his hands. Leonard was in a catatonic state. Leonard described himself as a collection of tics.
The disease name is encephalitis. It is cause by viral infection. The symptoms are Epileptic seizure; Fever; Headache. He notice that most of patients are in catatonic state, respond in unusual ways to certain stimuli.
Nov 13, 2019 01:07 PM
The symptoms are Epileptic seizure; Fever; Headache. He notice that most of patients are in catatonic state, respond in unusual ways to certain stimuli. What are the symptoms that you notice in Leonard during the credits? The disease name is encephalitis.
Nov 09, 2024 07:25 PM
May 13, 2020 03:52 PM
By: Kevinpaul
How does he get his postion
Aug 12, 2018 09:24 PM
By: GershawnDominique
Sayer uses a drug designed to treat Parkinson''s Disease to awaken catatonic patients in a Bronx hospital. The drug and experiments shown in the movie are actually real, despite Awakenings being a fictional story. Sayer standing over the once again-catatonic Leonard behind a Ouija board, with his hands on Leonard''s hands which man the Planchette.
He was not ideal for job. he has difficulties relating to people. That''s why he has focused on research projects not involving human subjects. Some times hospital hires him somewhat out of desperation in not finding anyone. Most of his patients are in a semi-catatonic state. He research on them. he finds that some common bonds between these patients are that they suffered from encephalitis.
May 13, 2020 04:02 PM
What was the common diagnosis Dr. Sayer found in all of the catatonic patients at the hospital?
Mar 22, 2018 12:28 AM
By: dianag0611
Dr. Malcolm Sayer diagnosed all of the catatonic patients at the hospital with a Parkinson''s-like condition caused by encephalitis lethargica. Dr. Sayer discovers that the drug L-dopa, originally used to treat Parkinson''s disease, can help revive his patients. Dr. Sayer is obliged to familiarise himself with the case reports.
Sayer discovers that certain stimuli reach beyond the patients'' respective catatonic states. He common diagnosis the patients by Activities such as catching a ball, hearing familiar music, and experiencing human touch all have unique effects on particular patients and offer a glimpse into their worlds. Sayer believes the drug may offer a breakthrough for his own group of patients.
May 13, 2020 04:07 PM
what symptoms does leonard show that proves the drug is not working?
Oct 03, 2017 10:10 PM
By: hpdhpd
Leonard Lowe (Robert De Niro) shows that the drug L-dopa is not working when he experiences. Leonard''s tics become more prominent. Leonard shuffles more when he walks. Leonard experiences full body spasms and has difficulty moving.
Sayer observe the uncontrol condition Leonard. he grows more agitated while battling administrators and staff about his perceived confinement, a number of facial and body tics are starting to manifest that Leonard has difficulty controlling. It shows drug not working on leonard.
May 13, 2020 04:13 PM
According to leonard during his speech to the patients what is the problem?
Oct 03, 2017 10:09 PM
Leonard Lowe expresses his frustration with the lack of freedom he experiences due to his condition. He feels trapped in the hospital and unable to live his life as he intended. He asks for permission to walk outside without supervision, but the hospital refuses.
According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Leonard’s needs are only met at the first level. Then, when Dr. Sayer comes onto the scene with the L-Dopa drug, a cure for Parkinson’s disease, he succeeds in awakening the post-encephalitis patients from their coma state.
Nov 25, 2022 09:34 PM
what was so important that leonard went before the board to ask for it ?
Leonard asks hospital officials to continue his treatment because he wants to demonstrate that the human spirit is more powerful than any drug. Leonard asks for continued treatment by saying he would do all the things that others take for granted in their lives. Dr. Sayer reflects on Leonard''s words and learns that the human spirit is more powerful than any drug.
The drug proves to be a success with Leonard and so the drug is administered to all the other catatonic patients at the hospital. The movie follows Leonard through the stages of his rebirth.
Nov 25, 2022 09:36 PM
how was dr sayer able to convince the donors to give more money?
Oct 03, 2017 10:08 PM
Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) convinces his boss to administer an experimental drug therapy to one of his patients by observing that some of his patients respond in unusual ways to stimuli.
Nov 09, 2024 10:10 PM
By: gulpkhan96
Leonard completely "awakens" from his catatonic state. This success inspires Sayer to ask for funding from donors so that all the catatonic patients can receive the L-Dopa medication and gain "awakenings" to reality and the present.
Nov 25, 2022 09:38 PM
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