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1-FAMOUS EPILEPTICS
If stated Muhammad suffered from TLE, many reply that an Epileptic could not have authored the Quran or led armies. We will analyze historical figures with Epilepsy to dispel this myth. Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of Britain, temporal lobe Epilepsy
If stated Muhammad suffered from TLE, many reply that an Epileptic could not have authored the Quran or led armies. We will analyze historical figures with Epilepsy to dispel this myth. Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of Britain, temporal lobe Epilepsy
2-FAMOUS EPILEPTICS
Edgar Allan Poe, a great author of his time suffered from Epilepsy. Epilepsy can lend itself to creative and literary genius as stated here. This could be what happened to Muhammad with TLE and compulsive rhyming hypergraphia.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10369317/
Edgar Allan Poe, a great author of his time suffered from Epilepsy. Epilepsy can lend itself to creative and literary genius as stated here. This could be what happened to Muhammad with TLE and compulsive rhyming hypergraphia.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10369317/
3-FAMOUS EPILEPTICS
Gustave Flaubert, one of the most famous French novelists of the 19th century is speculated to have Epilepsy. Who said Epileptics can't produce literary masterpieces? Could Muhammad be one such case?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17681494/
Gustave Flaubert, one of the most famous French novelists of the 19th century is speculated to have Epilepsy. Who said Epileptics can't produce literary masterpieces? Could Muhammad be one such case?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17681494/
4-FAMOUS EPILEPTICS
Fyodor Dostoevsky was a famous Russian writer from the 19th century who suffered from temporal lobe Epilepsy.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20561824/
Fyodor Dostoevsky was a famous Russian writer from the 19th century who suffered from temporal lobe Epilepsy.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20561824/
5-FAMOUS EPILEPTICS
Napoleon Bonaparte, an extremely intelligent man and one of the greatest military geniuses suffered from Epileptic and psychogenic seizures. This shows that Epileptics can rule empires and lead armies. They are not dysfunctional.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14698723/
Napoleon Bonaparte, an extremely intelligent man and one of the greatest military geniuses suffered from Epileptic and psychogenic seizures. This shows that Epileptics can rule empires and lead armies. They are not dysfunctional.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14698723/
6-FAMOUS EPILEPTICS
Another extremely significant individual with military influence is Joan of Arc. She died at 19 but was compared to Muhammad in her life and symptoms.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1743152/?from_term=joan+of+arc&from_pos=8
Another extremely significant individual with military influence is Joan of Arc. She died at 19 but was compared to Muhammad in her life and symptoms.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1743152/?from_term=joan+of+arc&from_pos=8
7-FAMOUS EPILEPTICS
Although this one is technically not Epilepsy but Schizophrenia, many symptoms overlap. This is to demonstrate that despite paranoid Schizophrenia John Nash won the Nobel prize in economics in 1994. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19862621/
Although this one is technically not Epilepsy but Schizophrenia, many symptoms overlap. This is to demonstrate that despite paranoid Schizophrenia John Nash won the Nobel prize in economics in 1994. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19862621/
8-FAMOUS EPILEPTICS
Kumagusu Minakata was a 20th century Japanese genius devoted to natural history and folklore. He suffered from temporal lobe Epilepsy.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9595989/?from_term=Genius+and+epilepsy&from_page=2&from_pos=10
Kumagusu Minakata was a 20th century Japanese genius devoted to natural history and folklore. He suffered from temporal lobe Epilepsy.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9595989/?from_term=Genius+and+epilepsy&from_page=2&from_pos=10
9-FAMOUS EPILEPTICS
Another instance Muhammad being named as an epileptic alongside many geniuses and literary giants. This thread is merely the tip of the iceberg.
Motta, E. & Kazibutowska, Z. & Gołba, A.. (2010). Genius and epilepsy. Aktualnosci Neurologiczne. 10. 190-193.
Another instance Muhammad being named as an epileptic alongside many geniuses and literary giants. This thread is merely the tip of the iceberg.
Motta, E. & Kazibutowska, Z. & Gołba, A.. (2010). Genius and epilepsy. Aktualnosci Neurologiczne. 10. 190-193.
