Scott Fitzgerald: famous writer, alcoholism and probable epilepsy / Scott Fitzgerald: famoso escritor, alcoolismo e provável epilepsia
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
; Arq. neuropsiquiatr;75(1): 66-68, Jan. 2017. graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Scott Fitzgerald, a world-renowned American writer, suffered from various health problems, particularly alcohol dependence, and died suddenly at the age of 44. According to descriptions in A Moveable Feast, by Ernest Hemingway, Fitzgerald had episodes resembling complex partial seizures, raising the possibility of temporal lobe epilepsy.
RESUMO
RESUMO Scott Fitzgerald, reconhecido escritor americano, mundialmente famoso, apresentou vários problemas de saúde, particularmente a sua dependência ao álcool, tendo morte súbita aos 44 anos de idade. Relatos publicados no livro de Ernest Hemingway “Paris é uma festa” dão conta de que Scott Fitzgerald apresenta prováveis crises parciais complexas, sugerindo a hipótese de epilepsia do lobo temporal.
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Main subject:
Writing
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Alcoholism
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Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
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Famous Persons
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2017
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Article