Julius Caesar's late onset epilepsy: a case of historic proportions.
This is a case report of Julius Caesar's epilepsy that onset when he was 54-years-old. The differential diagnosis of late onset epilepsy is discussed and the rationale presented for concluding from the clinical presentation that the cause was neurocysticercosis. That this man's disease and its consequences altered the course of history is a very real possibility.
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Richard S
RS
McLachlan
D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000266:history*; D005197:Famous Persons; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male