Dostoevsky and Stendhal´s sydrome Dostoiévski e a síndrome de Stendhal

Stendhal’s syndrome occurs among travelers when they encounter a work of art of great beauty. It is characterized by an altered perception of reality, emotional disturbances, and crises of panic and anxiety with somatization. The patient profile described originally for this syndrome was of particul...

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Main Author: Edson José Amâncio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2005-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2005000600034