TY - JOUR T1 - The hallucinations of Frédéric Chopin JF - Medical Humanities JO - J Med Humanit SP - 5 LP - 8 DO - 10.1136/jmh.2010.005405 VL - 37 IS - 1 AU - Manuel Vázquez Caruncho AU - Franciso Brañas Fernández Y1 - 2011/06/01 UR - http://mh.bmj.com/content/37/1/5.abstract N2 - 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. ER -