Machado de Assis's own writings about his epilepsy: a brief clinical note.
Machado de Assis's own writings about his epilepsy are here given. They come from his correspondence with his friend Mario de Alencar during the last 8 months of Machado de Assis's life. These are the only places where Machado de Assis dealt clearly with his epilepsy during his entire life.
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Samur Hospital, Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil.
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D015709:Correspondence as Topic; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000266:history*; D005197:Famous Persons; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature