British neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at the age 82

Name: British neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at the age 82
Uploaded: 2015-08-30T22:37:56.000Z
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Description: Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks dies of cancer aged 82

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British neurologist Oliver Sacks has died of cancer at the age of 82.

He was best known for his work examining the quirks of the human brain.

His book Awakenings, about patients with chronic sleeping sickness, inspired a play by Harold Pinter and an Oscar-nominated film.

David Sillito reports.

30 August 2015