RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The hallucinations of Frédéric Chopin
JF Medical Humanities
JO J Med Humanit
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 5
OP 8
DO 10.1136/jmh.2010.005405
VO 37
IS 1
A1 Manuel Vázquez Caruncho
A1 Franciso Brañas Fernández
YR 2011
UL http://mh.bmj.com/content/37/1/5.abstract
AB 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.