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 stat...

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Main Authors: Edson José Amâncio, Pedro André Kowacs, Bruno Toshio Takeshita, Fábio Augusto Nascimento, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016001100944&lng=en&tlng=en