Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; Neurology Department, College of Medicine, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia.
Epilepsy Behav. 2013 Oct;29(1):82-9. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.06.028. Epub 2013 Aug 9.
The impact of health and disease has led many artists to depict these themes for thousands of years. Specifically, epilepsy has been the subject of many famous works, likely because of the dramatic and misunderstood nature of the clinical presentation. It often evokes religious and even mythical processes. Epilepsy surgical treatment has revolutionized the care of selected patients and is a relatively recent advance. Epilepsy surgery has been depicted in very few artistic works. The first portrait showing a potential surgical treatment for patients with epilepsy was painted in the 12th century. During the Renaissance, Bosch famously provided artistic commentary on traditional beliefs in "The stone of madness". Several of these works demonstrate a surgeon extracting a stone from a patient's head, at one time believed to be the source of all "folly", including epileptic seizures, psychosis, intellectual disability, depression, and a variety of other illnesses. There are some contemporary art pieces including themes around epilepsy surgery, all of them depicting ancient Inca Empire procedures such as trepanning. This article reviews the most relevant artistic works related with epilepsy surgery and also its historical context at the time the work was produced. We also present a painting from the Mexican artist Eduardo Urbano Merino that represents the patient's journey through refractory epilepsy, investigations, and ultimately recovery. Through this work, the artist intends to communicate hope and reassurance to patients going through this difficult process.
健康和疾病的影响导致许多艺术家数千年来一直在描绘这些主题。具体来说，癫痫一直是许多著名作品的主题，这可能是因为其临床表现具有戏剧性和被误解的性质。它常常唤起宗教甚至神话的过程。癫痫的手术治疗已经彻底改变了对选定患者的护理，并且是一项相对较新的进展。癫痫手术在极少数艺术作品中有所体现。第一幅展示针对癫痫患者潜在手术治疗的肖像画创作于 12 世纪。在文艺复兴时期，博斯以其对传统信仰的艺术评论而闻名，其中包括“疯狂之石”。其中有几件作品展示了外科医生从患者头部取出一块石头，这曾被认为是所有“愚蠢”的根源，包括癫痫发作、精神病、智力障碍、抑郁和其他各种疾病。有一些当代艺术作品包括与癫痫手术相关的主题，它们都描绘了古代印加帝国的手术，如环钻术。本文回顾了与癫痫手术相关的最相关的艺术作品，以及作品创作时的历史背景。我们还展示了一幅来自墨西哥艺术家爱德华多·乌尔巴诺·梅里诺的画作，描绘了患者在难治性癫痫、检查以及最终康复过程中的旅程。通过这幅作品，艺术家旨在向经历这一艰难过程的患者传达希望和安慰。
