The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat

Oliver Sacks’ novel, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, depicts the various histories of patients that have suffered with neurological disorders. Dr. Sacks is a professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine, and was able to work with the patients mentioned in the novel when he worked as a consulting neurologist. Some of the disorders that the patients suffer from include Tourette’s syndrome, autism, Parkinsonism, epilepsy, phantom limbs, schizophrenia, retardation, and Alzheimer’s disease. The heart-wrenching stories that are told throughout the book allow the reader to get a glimpse into the world of the neurologically impaired, as well as see their struggles and how they go through day-to-day life. The novel is organized into