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Famous People with Epilepsy

Thu, 03/03/2005 - 18:18

Napoleon Bonaparte once said, “History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.” But what if the “version of past events are disputed?” Where does that leave history and more importantly who determines the accuracy of these events? Dr. John Hughes, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago decided to dive headlong into this question while researching the extensive timeline of historical figures reported to have suffered with epilepsy.

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RE: Famous People with Epilepsy

Submitted by emic on Fri, 2005-02-11 - 13:21

Interesting article!

I once read that the word "seizure" came from the name "Caesar," because Julius Caesar was epileptic.  I'm not sure how completely true this is (about the origin of the word; Caesar was definitely epileptic), though.

Interesting article!

I once read that the word "seizure" came from the name "Caesar," because Julius Caesar was epileptic.  I'm not sure how completely true this is (about the origin of the word; Caesar was definitely epileptic), though.

RE: RE: Famous People with Epilepsy

Submitted by rhosgirl on Thu, 2005-02-24 - 16:57
Along with Julius Caesar being epileptic, Charles Dickens, Vincentvan Gogh, Joan of Arc, Alexander the Great, Tchaikovsky, Danny Glover and Billy Idol all have epilepsy. Just in case you wanted to know.

RE: RE: RE: Famous People with Epilepsy

Submitted by pongosmommy on Thu, 2005-02-24 - 17:26
Hmmm, I love Billy Idol.

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