Margiad Evans (1909-1958): a history of epilepsy in a creative writer.
The author Margiad Evans (1909-1958), a celebrated Anglo-Welsh writer of the 1930s and 1940s, developed epilepsy in 1950, and subsequently wrote accounts of her experiences of seizures, their diagnosis, and their management. These documents are among the first patient accounts of epilepsy, and remain of value today, not least because they prefigure ongoing problems in epilepsy management such as pregnancy and the adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs. They also give some insights into the consequences of epilepsy for a creative writer.
Larner
A J
AJ
Cognitive Function Clinic, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, UK. a.larner@thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk
D004827:Epilepsy / Q000266:history*; D005197:Famous Persons; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans