Jonathan Swift y su contribución científica en "Los viajes de Gulliver" / Jonathan Swift's scientific contribution on his "Gulliver's Travels"
Rev. méd. Chile
; 139(3): 395-399, mar. 2011. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Jonathan Swift is one of the most celebrated satirist writers in literature. His well-known "Gulliver's Travels", apartfrom being a serious human being criticism, contains many interesting ana unrecognized comments about medical and other scientific facts. Swift made what seems to be thefirst account of a dementing illness in the elderly; his description fits well with what we now know as Alzheimer's disease. He also described a condition now called synaesthesia, a very interestingphenomenon that may contribute to creativity. In thispaper, we review aspects ofhis Ufe and reveal these amazing descriptions as samples of Swift's extraordinary power of observation.
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Assunto principal:
Pessoas Famosas
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Doença de Alzheimer
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Literatura Moderna
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Medicina na Literatura
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
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Es
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Rev. méd. Chile
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MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article
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País de afiliação:
Chile
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Chile