Epilepsy – a disease of geniuses?

For a long time, people suffering from epilepsy have been feared, suspected, and misunderstood, socially stigmatized and viewed as outcasts. On the other hand, epilepsy was attributed to many remarkable personalities, among whom are Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Socrates, Aristotle, Joan of Ar...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. Yu. Ulitin, A. V. Vasilenko, I. A. Sokolov, M. A. Bulaeva, S. S. Kolosov, S. A. Turanov, G. A. Ulitin, A. A. Vinogradova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IRBIS LLC 2023-03-01
Series:Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.epilepsia.su/jour/article/view/871
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:For a long time, people suffering from epilepsy have been feared, suspected, and misunderstood, socially stigmatized and viewed as outcasts. On the other hand, epilepsy was attributed to many remarkable personalities, among whom are Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Socrates, Aristotle, Joan of Arc, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Ivan the Terrible, Newton, Peter the Great, Napoleon, Walter Scott, Paganini, Byron, Van Gogh, Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, and many others. The article is aimed to confirm on historical facts or debunk the myths about the essence of epilepsy in some of these individuals.
ISSN:2077-8333
2311-4088