️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> (Atlantic £17.99) Some years ago a policeman stopped a driver who had been circling a roundabout for nearly an hour. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Ropper gives a fascinating account of his work as a neurologist in Boston (stock image) The confused driver, a salesman, was taken to hospital, where a junior doctor found nothing wrong with him, apart from memory loss. (Ropper gives a fascinating account of his work as a neurologist in Boston) The confused driver, a salesman, was taken to hospital, where a junior doctor found nothing wrong with him, apart from memory loss. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Ropper examined the man himself.<unk> Ropper examined the man himself. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Patient remembered only getting into his car that morning and heading to somewhere completely different.<unk> Patient remembered only getting into his car that morning and heading to somewhere completely different.<unk> He couldn't retain the names of the doctors examining him or what he<unk>d just eaten.<unk> He couldn't retain the names of the doctors examining him or what he<unk>d just eaten.<unk> He couldn't retain the names of the doctors examining him or what he<unk>d just eaten. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ After 23 hours, the patient's speech became slurred and Ropper knew instantly he was suffering a stroke.<unk> After 23 hours, the patient's speech became slurred and Ropper knew instantly he was suffering a stroke. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ fascinating and gripping account of his work as a neurologist at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital in Massachusetts reveals what a mysterious and little understood organ the brain is, not least in the list of all the things that can go wrong with it. Sometimes it simply seizes up because of psychological pressure, as in the case of a... (Sighs) Sometimes it simply seizes up because of psychological pressure, as in the case of a... (Sighs)
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