title: Edgar Allan Poe and neurology.
abstract: Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most celebrated writers of all time. He published several masterpieces, some of which include references to neurological diseases. Poe suffered from recurrent depression, suggesting a bipolar disorder, as well as alcohol and drug abuse, which in fact led to his death from complications related to alcoholism. Various hypotheses were put forward, including Wernicke's encephalopathy.
authors: Setor de Distúrbios do Movimento, Serviço de Neurologia, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors: Hélio Afonso Ghizoni
authors: HA
authors: Teive
authors: Setor de Epilepsia e Eletroencefalografia, Serviço de Neurologia, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors: Luciano de
authors: Ld
authors: Paola
authors: Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors: Renato Puppi
authors: RP
authors: Munhoz
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000266:history*; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000266:history; D014481:United States