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Behind the scenes at Harvard Medical School, neurologist Dr Ropper includes a case of Wernicke’s aphasia. Read by Colin Stinton.

With a case of Wernicke’s aphasia - neurologist Dr Allan H Ropper and his co-writer Brian D Burrell take us behind the scenes at the Harvard Medical School's neurology unit.

"In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," says Ropper, "Alice jumps into a rabbit hole and finds herself in a bizarre realm where everything bears little relation to the outside world. It is a place where, as the Red Queen mentions to Alice, it helps to believe six impossible things before breakfast. I have no need to believe six impossible things before breakfast because I know that on any given day I will be confronted with six improbable things before lunch..."

Read by Colin Stinton

Written by Dr Allan H Ropper and Brian D Burrell
Abridged by Pete Nichols

Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 first broadcast in January 2015.

15 minutes

Last on

Wed 2 Oct 2019 02:45

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Colin Stinton
Author Allan H Ropper
Author Brian D Burrell
Abridger Pete Nichols
Producer Karen Rose

Broadcasts

  • Tue 13 Jan 2015 09:45
  • Wed 14 Jan 2015 00:30
  • Tue 1 Oct 2019 14:45
  • Wed 2 Oct 2019 02:45

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