Life, Death, and In Between: Tales Of Clinical Neurology

by Harold Klawans

The celebrated bestselling author of Toscanini's Fumble and Newton's Madness regales readers with 27 gripping, sometimes bizarre stories that cut to the heart of medical ethics. Dr. Klawans takes to task the entire structure of modern medicine, questioning what it does to us as human beings. He covers hero-worship of doctors, dying at the hospital instead of at home among familiar faces, and more.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published October 1, 1992

About the author

Harold L. Klawans was an academic neurologist who launched a parallel career as a writer. Klawans was born in Chicago. After graduating with an M.D. degree from the University of Illinois in 1962, Dr. Klawans became a neurologist and professor of neurology and pharmacology at Rush Medical College.

Reviews

[Silky Pitterman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written anecdotes about his cases. Quick read.

[Smit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dr. Klawans is a good writer. His ability to simplify neurology for laypeople and make it interesting while doing so should be commended. I really enjoyed learning the various different ways to treat and diagnose neurological illnesses. However, the book would’ve been better if it had been strictly neurological cases and anecdotes surrounding them. Some of the anecdotes included at the end have less to do with neurology and more about author’s ancestral history and it just doesn’t fit with the book’s theme.