epilepsiaEpilepsy and paroxysmal conditionsЭпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния2077-83332311-4088IRBIS LLC10.17749/2077-8333/epi.par.con.2023.145epilepsia-871Research ArticleFROM HISTORYИЗ ИСТОРИИEpilepsy – a disease of geniuses?Эпилепсия – болезнь гениев?https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8343-4917УлитинА. Ю.UlitinA. Yu.

Улитин Алексей Юрьевич – д.м.н., профессор, заведующий кафедрой нейрохирургии;  профессор кафедры нейрохирургии им. профессора А.Л. Поленова

ул. Аккуратова, д. 2, Санкт-Петербург 197341, Россия

ул. Кирочная, д. 41, Санкт-Петербург 191015

Alexey Yu. Ulitin – Dr. Med. Sc., Professor, Chief of Chair of Neurosurgery; Professor, Polenov Chair of Neurosurgery

2 Akkuratov Str., Saint Petersburg 197341

41 Kirochnaya Str., Saint-Petersburg 191015

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0190-3335ВасиленкоА. В.VasilenkoA. V.

Василенко Анна Владимировна – завуч, доцент кафедры нейрохирургии с курсом нейрофизиологии; доцент кафедры неврологии им. академика С.Н. Давиденкова

Scopus Author ID: 35773656400

ул. Аккуратова, д. 2, Санкт-Петербург 197341, Россия

ул. Кирочная, д. 41, Санкт-Петербург 191015

Anna V. Vasilenko – Head Tutor, Associate Professor, Chair of Neurosurgery with a Course in Neurophysiology; Associate Professor, Davidenkov Chair of Neurology

Scopus Author ID: 35773656400 

2 Akkuratov Str., Saint Petersburg 197341

6 Academician Lebedev Str., Saint Petersburg 194044

vasilenko_anna@list.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4081-9809СоколовИ. А.SokolovI. A.

Соколов Иван Александрович – врач-нейрохирург, аспирант кафедры нейрохирургии 

ул. Аккуратова, д. 2, Санкт-Петербург 197341, Россия

Ivan A. Sokolov – Neurosurgeon, Postgraduate, Chair of Neurosurgery

2 Akkuratov Str., Saint Petersburg 197341

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8456-5751БулаеваМ. А.BulaevaM. A.

Булаева Мария Александровна – врач-нейрохирург, аспирант кафедры нейрохирургии 

ул. Аккуратова, д. 2, Санкт-Петербург 197341, Россия

Maria A. Bulaeva – Neurosurgeon, Postgraduate, Chair of Neurosurgery

2 Akkuratov Str., Saint Petersburg 197341

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1382-4143КолосовС. С.KolosovS. S.

Колосов Сергей Сергеевич – ординатор кафедры нейрохирургии 

ул. Аккуратова, д. 2, Санкт-Петербург 197341, Россия

Sergey S. Kolosov – Resident Physician, Chair of Neurosurgery

2 Akkuratov Str., Saint Petersburg 197341

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3464-9265ТурановС. А.TuranovS. A.

Туранов Семен Александрович – ординатор кафедры нейрохирургии

ул. Аккуратова, д. 2, Санкт-Петербург 197341, Россия

Semen A. Turanov – Resident Physician, Chair of Neurosurgery

2 Akkuratov Str., Saint Petersburg 197341, Russia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0580-6543УлитинГ. А.UlitinG. A.

Улитин Георгий Алексеевич – студент 4-го курса

ул. Академика Лебедева, д. 6, Санкт-Петербург 194044, Россия

Georgiy A. Ulitin – 4th-year Student

6 Academician Lebedev Str., Saint Petersburg 194044

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4259-6001ВиноградоваА. А.VinogradovaA. A.

Виноградова Арина Александровна – студентка 4-го курса

Университетская наб., д. 7-9, Санкт-Петербург 199034, Россия 

Arina A. Vinogradova – 4th-year Student

7-9 Universitetskaya Naberezhnaya, Saint Petersburg 199034

Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение «Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр им. В.А. Алмазова» Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации; Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Северо-Западный государственный медицинский университет им. И.И. Мечникова» Министерства здравоохранения Российской ФедерацииРоссияAlmazov National Medical Research Center; North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. MechnikovRussian FederationФедеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение «Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр им. В.А. Алмазова» Министерства здравоохранения Российской ФедерацииРоссияAlmazov National Medical Research CenterRussian FederationФедеральное государственное бюджетное военное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Военно-медицинская академия им. С.М. Кирова» Министерства обороны Российской ФедерацииРоссияKirov Military Medical AcademyRussian FederationФедеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет»РоссияSaint Petersburg State UniversityRussian Federation2023150320231517084Copyright © Ulitin A.Y., Vasilenko A.V., Sokolov I.A., Bulaeva M.A., Kolosov S.S., Turanov S.A., Ulitin G.A., Vinogradova A.A., 20232023Улитин А.Ю., Василенко А.В., Соколов И.А., Булаева М.А., Колосов С.С., Туранов С.А., Улитин Г.А., Виноградова А.А.Ulitin A.Y., Vasilenko A.V., Sokolov I.A., Bulaeva M.A., Kolosov S.S., Turanov S.A., Ulitin G.A., Vinogradova A.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.epilepsia.su/jour/article/view/871

For a long time, people suffering from epilepsy have been feared, suspected, and misunderstood, socially stigmatized and viewed as outcasts. On the other hand, epilepsy was attributed to many remarkable personalities, among whom are Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Socrates, Aristotle, Joan of Arc, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Ivan the Terrible, Newton, Peter the Great, Napoleon, Walter Scott, Paganini, Byron, Van Gogh, Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, and many others. The article is aimed to confirm on historical facts or debunk the myths about the essence of epilepsy in some of these individuals.

В течение длительного времени люди с эпилепсией вызывали страх, подозрение и непонимание, подвергались социальному клеймению, их рассматривали как изгоев. С другой стороны, эпилепсию приписывали и многим замечательным личностям, среди которых называют имена Юлия Цезаря, Александра Македонского, Сократа, Аристотеля, Жанны д'Арк, Леонардо да Винчи, Микеланджело, Ивана Грозного, Ньютона, Петра Великого, Наполеона, Вальтера Скотта, Паганини, Байрона, Ван Гога, Достоевского, Льва Толстого и многих других. Статья посвящена подтверждению на исторических фактах или развенчанию мифов о сущности болезни некоторых из них.

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