title: Aliocha Dostoevski's death during an epileptic seizure.
abstract: Mortality due to epilepsy is of great concern worldwide. Individuals with epilepsy have a two- or three-fold risk of death when compared to the general population. Based on biographical data and Anna Grigoriévna Dostoevskaia's memories, the authors concluded that a prolonged episode of status epilepticus was the culprit in the death of young Aliocha, youngest son of Fyodor Mikhailovich and Anna Dostoevski. At the time of Aliocha's death, very limited knowledge about epilepsy or therapeutic resources was available. Despite all the progress, epilepsies remain potentially fatal conditions. The suffering generated by Aliocha's death and other similar cases remains as a challenge for epileptologists who assemble efforts to fight against such conditions.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Departamento de Neurocirurgia, Uberaba MG, Brasil.|Universidade Lusíadas, Departamento de Neurocirurgia, Santos SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Edson José
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Amâncio
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba (INC), Departamento de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Pedro André
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kowacs
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba (INC), Departamento de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Bruno Toshio
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Neurology, Toronto, Ontário, Canadá.
authors.forename: Fábio Augusto
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Curitiba PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Hélio Afonso Ghizoni
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Teive
mesh_terms: D004827:Epilepsy / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000266:history*