Vincent van Gogh's epilepsy.
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Whether Van Gogh (1853–1890) had epilepsy has been subject to doubt and conjecture in the fields of art and medicine. Even epileptologists have had divergent views. Gastaut admitted that Van Gogh had epilepsy, but considered that his seizures were triggered by alcohol [1–3], whereas according to Hughes, Van Gogh more likely suffered from fainting fits [4]. The recent edition of Van Gogh's correspondence (Vincent van Gogh: The Letters, edited by Leo Jansen, Hans Luijten, and Nienke Bakker, 2009) makes the diagnosis of epilepsy indisputable. The letters permit a diagnosis from 1888 (age 35), but seizures may have started earlier. Thus, on May 23, 1889, he wrote his brother Theo:
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
دوره 22 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011