Edgar Allan Poe and neurology

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive¹  Luciano De Paola¹  Renato Puppi Munhoz¹ 

关键词: neurology;    literature;    alcohol abuse;    depression;    Wernicke's encephalopathy;    neurologia;    literatura;    alcoolismo;    depressão;    encefalopatia de Wernicke;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0004-282X20140048

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most celebrated writers of all time. He published several masterpieces, some of which include references to neurological diseases. Poe suffered from recurrent depression, suggesting a bipolar disorder, as well as alcohol and drug abuse, which in fact led to his death from complications related to alcoholism. Various hypotheses were put forward, including Wernicke's encephalopathy.

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