Dieguez Sebastian, Assal Gil, Bogousslavsky Julien
Brain Mind Institute, Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Front Neurol Neurosci. 2007;22:44-74. doi: 10.1159/000102871.
The acclaimed Italian directors Luchino Visconti and Federico Fellini had very different life trajectories that led them to become major figures in the history of cinema. Similarities, however, can be found in their debuts with the neorealist genre, their personalities, creative styles and politicocultural involvement, and ultimately in the neurological disease that struck them at the end of their careers. Both suffered a right-hemispheric stroke that left them hemiplegic on the left side. We review their life and career to put that event into perspective, and then discuss its aftermath for both artists in the light of our current knowledge of right-hemispheric functions. Visconti showed a tremendous resilience following the accident and managed to direct several films and plays as an infirm, whereas Fellini had to put an end to his career but still was able to display his talents to the neuropsychologists that treated him. A speculative account is given of the links between right-hemispheric symptomatology and the premorbid personality of these highly prolific patients.
著名的意大利导演卢奇诺·维斯康蒂和费德里科·费里尼有着截然不同的人生轨迹，这些轨迹使他们成为电影史上的重要人物。然而，在他们以新现实主义流派出道、个性、创作风格和政治文化参与方面，以及最终在他们职业生涯末期患上的神经系统疾病中，都能找到相似之处。两人都遭受了右半球中风，导致左侧偏瘫。我们回顾他们的生活和职业生涯，以便正确看待这一事件，然后根据我们目前对右半球功能的了解，讨论这一事件对两位艺术家的后续影响。维斯康蒂在事故后展现出了巨大的复原力，作为残疾人仍设法执导了几部电影和戏剧，而费里尼则不得不终止他的职业生涯，但仍能够向治疗他的神经心理学家展示他的才华。本文对这些高产患者右半球症状与病前人格之间的联系进行了推测性阐述。
