Chopin’s Hallucinations Likely Caused by Epilepsy
Epilepsy was the likely cause of hallucinations experienced by 19th century Polish composer Frederic Chopin, according to a new study.
Researchers reached the conclusion that Chopin had temporallobe epilepsy after analyzing the musician’s own descriptions of his hallucinations — including his description of a “cohort of phantoms” — as well as accounts of his life written by pupils and friends such as George Sand.
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Newsfeed from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
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