Black BOX

Season 1 Episode 9

Sing Like Me

Air date: Jul 3, 2014

Medical Cases in This Episode

These are the patient stories worth unpacking. Open any case for the real-world medicine, what the episode shows, what it leaves out, and source-backed context.

3 cases identified

Case 1

Loss of Pitch Recognition

A music competition winner loses the ability to recognize musical pitch.

Episode shows
A music competition winner loses the ability to recognize musical pitch.
Clinical takeaway
Loss of Pitch Recognition is included because episode evidence supports a concrete neurologic, psychiatric, surgical, trauma, infection, vision, palliative, opioid-safety, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.7/5lost-ability-to-recognize-pitchmental-health

Case 2

Acquired Savant Syndrome After Lightning Strike

A man develops acquired savant syndrome after being struck by lightning.

Episode shows
A man develops acquired savant syndrome after being struck by lightning.
Clinical takeaway
Acquired Savant Syndrome After Lightning Strike is included because episode evidence supports a concrete neurologic, psychiatric, surgical, trauma, infection, vision, palliative, opioid-safety, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.7/5acquired-savant-syndrome-lightningmental-health

Case 3

Street Musician Tremors

A street musician has tremors and needs treatment.

Episode shows
A street musician has tremors and needs treatment.
Clinical takeaway
Street Musician Tremors is included because episode evidence supports a concrete neurologic, psychiatric, surgical, trauma, infection, vision, palliative, opioid-safety, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.7/5street-musician-tremorsmental-health

About the Episode

Dr. Black begins work on a music study where her patients range from a popular music competition winner that has lost her ability to recognize music pitch, to a man that has developed Acquired Savant Syndrome after being struck by lightning. Elsewhere, a street musician suffering from tremors requires Catherine to turn to an unlikely source for help in getting him the treatment he needs. Catherine realizes her feelings for Dr. Bickman might be mutual though he makes her a proposal that shocks her.

Medical Relevance

A full clinical context review has not been generated for this episode yet.

The Medical Verdict

Final editorial assessment will be added after review.