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    Acta Chir Plast. 2006;48(4):133-40.

    The skull of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart predicates of his death.

    Source

    Department of Anthropology, National Museum, Prague.

    Abstract

    W. A. Mozart died due to the consequences of chronic epidural hematoma after sustaining a dull injury to his head, probably at an early age. Exacerbation of the process was repeated over a period of many years and manifested itself as pyrexial disease, meningeal irritation with intense headaches. After the attack subsided, the illness manifested itself again. After the last attack of the likely infected nidus, Mozart died on December 5, 1791. Historic data about the composer's behavior indicate development of a temporal syndrome or temporal epilepsy with typical clinical manifestations.

    PMID:
    17294913
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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