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Dostoyevsky described some characteristics of ‘epilepsy’, which does not seem to resonate with modern science. What was meant by ‘epilepsy’ in 19th century Russia, and why did the concept change its meaning?
In 'The Idiot', Dostoyevsky describes the main protagonist, prince Myshkin: his eyes were large and blue, and had an intent look about them, yet that heavy expression which some people affirm to be a peculiarity. as well as evidence, of an epileptic subject. However, this does not square with modern medicine, which rejects…
