Scott Fitzgerald: famous writer, alcoholism and probable epilepsy

ABSTRACT Scott Fitzgerald, a world-renowned American writer, suffered from various health problems, particularly alcohol dependence, and died suddenly at the age of 44. According to descriptions in A Moveable Feast, by Ernest Hemingway, Fitzgerald had episodes resembling complex partial seizures, ra...

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Main Authors: Mariana M. Wolski, Luciano de Paola, Hélio A. G. 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=S0004-282X2017000100066&lng=en&tlng=en