Neurological Disorders in Famous Artists (Frontiers of Neurology and Neuroscience), Part 3

The third part of "Neurological Disorders in Famous Artists" presents painters, musicians, and writers who had to fight against an acute or chronic neurological disease. Sometimes this fight was without success (e.g. Shostakovich, Schumann, Wolf, Pascal), but often a dynamic and paradoxical creativity of the clinical disorder was integrated into their artistic production (e.g. Klee, Ramuz). Occasionally, some even wrote the first report of a medical condition they observed in themselves, like Stendhal who made a detailed report of aphasic transient ischemic attacks before dying of stroke shortly thereafter. In rarer instances, a neurological disease was inaccurately attributed to an artist in order to explain certain features of his work (de Chirico, Schiele). Some chapters in this publication focus on neurological conditions reported in artistic work, including descriptions by Shakespeare and Dumas. Bringing new light to both artists and neurological conditions, this book serves as a valuable and entertaining read for neurologists, psychiatrists, physicians, and anybody interested in arts, literature and music. Leonardo Da Vinci And Stroke: Vegetarian Diet As A Possible Cause / Ș. Öztürk, M. Altieri, P. Troisi -- Paul Klee's Illness (systemic Sclerosis) And Artistic Transfiguration / H. Suter -- The Last Myth Of Giorgio De Chirico: Neurological Art / J. Bogousslavsky -- Egon Schiele And Dystonia / F.j. Erbguth -- Syphilis In German-speaking Composers: 'examination Results Are Confidential' / H. Bäzner, M.g. Hennerici -- Hector Berlioz And Other Famous Artists With Opium Abuse / P.l. Wolf -- Shostakovich And Als / V.r. Kalapatapu, A.p. Gilkey, R.m. Pascuzzi -- Suffering For Her Art: The Chronic Pain Syndrome Of Pianist Clara Wieck-schumann / E. Altenmüller, R. Kopiez -- Bravo! Neurology At The Opera / B.r. Matthews -- Stendhal's Aphasic Spells: The First Report Of Transient Ischemic Attacks Followed By Stroke / J. Bogousslavsky, G. Assal -- The Missing Hands Of Blaise Cendrars / L. Tatu -- Visual Experiences Of Blaise Pascal / M. Paciaroni -- Autism And Art / I. James -- 'a Man Can Be Destroyed But Not Defeated': Ernest Hemingway's Near-death Experience And Declining Health / S. Dieguez -- 'the Adventure': Charles-ferdinand Ramuz's Extraordinary Stroke Diary / J. Bogousslavsky -- Potrayal Of Neurological Illness And Physicians In The Works Of Shakespeare / B.r. Matthews -- The Neurology Of Literature / G.d. Perkin. Volume Editors, J. Bogousslavsky ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The study of how a neurological disorder can change the artistic activity and behavior of creative people is a largely unexplored field. This publication looks closer at famous painters, writers, composers and philosophers of the 18th to the 20th centuries who suffered from neurological diseases such as stroke, epilepsy, brain trauma and dementia. The diseases of Van Gogh, Ravel, Poe, Kant, Haydn and many more are diagnosed in retrospect and treatment options according to modern medical technologies are discussed. Presenting fascinating insights into the relationship between brain disease and