Machado de Assis's own writings about his epilepsy: a brief clinical note

Abstract

Machado de Assis's own writings about his epilepsy are here given. They come from his correspondence with his friend Mario de Alencar during the last 8 months of Machado de Assis's life. These are the only places where Machado de Assis dealt clearly with his epilepsy during his entire life.

Keywords

• epilepsy
• Machado de Assis