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The real Leonard Lowe, portrayed by Robert De Niro in the film "Awakenings," was a patient who had been in a catatonic state due to encephalitis lethargica for nearly three decades. After receiving the experimental drug L-DOPA in the late 1960s, he experienced a temporary revival and regained mobility and speech. Unfortunately, his improvements were not permanent, and he eventually returned to a catatonic state. Leonard Lowe passed away in 2017 at the age of 79.

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