Intoxication and neurology: A Dream Within a Dream.
M. Tuft
Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening December 10, 2018 DOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0616 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Raises the question of whether Edgar Allan Poe's large life upturns and downturns are attributable to neurological conditions or can be explained by substance use and depressive thoughts, without resolving the question. |
Abstract
The author Edgar Allan Poe is one of many artists who describe how it feels to live with major, involuntary changes of consciousness. Are the large upturns and downturns in his life attributable to a neurological conditions, or can substance use and depressive thoughts explain these fluctuations?