Literary Medicine: Brain Disease and Doctors in Novels, Theater, and Film
Classical and modern literature is full of patients with interesting neurological, cognitive, or psychiatric diseases, often including detailed and accurate descriptions, which suggests the authors were inspired by observations of real people. In many cases these literary portrayals of diseases even predate their formal identification by medical science. Fictional literature encompasses nearly all kinds of disorders affecting the nervous system, with certain favorites such as memory loss and behavioral syndromes. There are even unique observations that cannot be found in scientific and clinical literature because of the lack of appropriate studies. Not only does literature offer a creative and humane look at disorders of the brain and mind, but just as authors have been inspired by medicine and real disorders, clinicians have also gained knowledge from literary depictions of the disorders they encounter in their daily practice. This book provides an amazing and fascinating look at neurological conditions, patients, and doctors in literature and film in a way which is both nostalgic and novel.
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1 - 9: Madness in Blaise Cendrars' Novels: Moravagine and CompanyByLaurent Tatu;Laurent TatuaDepartments of Neuromuscular Diseases andbAnatomy, CHU Jean-Minjoz, University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France;Search for other works by this author on:Julien BogousslavskyJulien BogousslavskycCenter for Brain and Nervous System Diseases, GSMN Neurocenter, Clinique Valmont, Glion/Montreux, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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10 - 34: Balzac's Louis Lambert: Schizophrenia before Kraepelin and BleulerBySebastian DieguezSebastian DieguezLaboratory for Cognitive and Neurological Sciences, Département de Médecine, Hôpital de Fribourg, Université de Fribourg, Fribourg, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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35 - 43: Hysteria in Fin de Siècle French NovelsByOlivier WalusinskiOlivier WalusinskiFamily Physician, Brou, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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44 - 51: The Nadja CaseByJulien BogousslavskyJulien BogousslavskyCenter for Brain and Nervous System Diseases, GSMN Neurocenter, Clinique Valmont, Glion/Montreux, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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52 - 59: The Great Neurosis of Dr. Joseph GerardByJean-Jacques Lefrère;Jean-Jacques LefrèreaInstitut National de la Transfusion Sanguine,Search for other works by this author on:Frédéric RouillonFrédéric RouillonbHôpital Saint-Anne, Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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60 - 68: Psychopathic Characters in FictionByBartlomiej Piechowski-Jozwiak;Bartlomiej Piechowski-JozwiakaDepartment of Neurology, Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough Common, Orpington, andbKing's College Hospital, London, UK;Search for other works by this author on:Julien BogousslavskyJulien BogousslavskycCenter for Brain and Nervous System Disease, GSMN Neurocenter, Clinique Valmont, Glion/Montreux, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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69 - 76: Misidentifications in Pirandello's Plays and Short StoriesByMaurizio Paciaroni;Maurizio PaciaroniStroke Unit and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Thomas KilclineThomas KilclineStroke Unit and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:
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77 - 115: Doubles Everywhere: Literary Contributions to the Study of the Bodily Self1BySebastian DieguezSebastian DieguezLaboratory for Cognitive and Neurological Sciences, Département de Médecine, Hôpital de Fribourg, Université de Fribourg, Fribourg, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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116 - 125: Van Gogh's Disease in the Light of His CorrespondenceByPiet H.A. VoskuilPiet H.A. VoskuilHans Berger Clinic for Epilepsy, Oosterhout, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:
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126 - 136: Migraine and MetaphorByJoost HaanJoost HaanDepartment of Neurology, Rijnland Hospital and Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiderdorp/Leiden, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:
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137 - 168: Stranger than Fiction: Literary and Clinical AmnesiaBySebastian Dieguez;Sebastian DieguezLaboratory for Cognitive and Neurological Sciences, Département de Médecine, Hôpital de Fribourg, Université de Fribourg, Fribourg, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:Jean-Marie AnnoniJean-Marie AnnoniLaboratory for Cognitive and Neurological Sciences, Département de Médecine, Hôpital de Fribourg, Université de Fribourg, Fribourg, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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169 - 177: Alcoholism between Fiction and RealityByAntonio Carota;Antonio CarotaaGSMN Neurocenter, Genolier Clinic, Genolier,Search for other works by this author on:Pasquale CalabresePasquale CalabresebCognitive Psychology, Basel University, Basel, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:
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178 - 187: Protagonists with Parkinson's DiseaseByJoost HaanJoost HaanDepartment of Neurology, Rijnland Hospital and Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiderdorp/Leiden, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:
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188 - 194: Some Movement DisordersByG.D. PerkinG.D. PerkinCharing Cross Hospital, London, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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195 - 214: Epilepsy in Dostoevsky's NovelsByPiet H.A. VoskuilPiet H.A. VoskuilHans Berger Clinic for Epilepsy, Oosterhout, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:
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215 - 224: Theater in Professor Charcot's GalaxyByJacques Poirier;Jacques PoirieraMedical Doctors,Paris, andSearch for other works by this author on:Jacques PhilipponJacques PhilipponbLamorlaye, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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225 - 235: Doctors in Balzac's WorkByThierry MoulinThierry MoulinService de Neurologie, CHU de Besançon, Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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236 - 244: Doctor Chekhov's DoctorsByIsabelle CrommelynckIsabelle CrommelynckMedical Doctor, Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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245 - 254: Marcel Proust's Fictional Diseases and DoctorsByJulien BogousslavskyJulien BogousslavskyCenter for Brain and Nervous System Diseases, GSMN Neurocenter, Clinique Valmont, Glion/Montreux, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on: