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Original article
The hallucinations of Frédéric Chopin
Abstract
Frédéric Chopin is the epitome of the romantic artist; he had a chronic pulmonary disease that ultimately caused his death at the age of 39. An overlooked neurological condition is discussed in this paper. We consider the possibility of a temporal lobe epilepsy, as throughout his life Chopin had hallucinatory episodes, which can accompany seizure disorders.
- Hallucinations
- Chopin
- seizures
- epilepsy
- music
- neurology
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