{"title":"The Friar with the Crutch: A Pictorial Hint of the Stroke Suffered by Bernardino da Fossa (1420-1503).","authors":"Luca Ventura","doi":"10.1159/000528032","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Works of art may serve as a source of evidence of diseases and help to better understand their natural history.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Bernardino da Fossa was a 15th-century Italian Franciscan friar who wrote sermons and historical works. He described the events of the Observance Reformation movement since its dawn, but the last chapter is unexplainably interrupted. This has been considered suggestive for an acute and disabling illness. A painting dating back 12 years after his death depicts Bernardino holding a crutch with his left arm. This may represent an important clue to establish a gait disturbance, whereas the permanent interruption in drafting his writing may be ascribed to a serious writing impairment.</p><p><strong>Key messages: </strong>The historical detail of the writing suspension and the crutch in this painting represent important hints of the stroke suffered by Bernardino da Fossa.</p>","PeriodicalId":12065,"journal":{"name":"European Neurology","volume":"86 2","pages":"155-160"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"European Neurology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000528032","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CLINICAL NEUROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Background: Works of art may serve as a source of evidence of diseases and help to better understand their natural history.
Summary: Bernardino da Fossa was a 15th-century Italian Franciscan friar who wrote sermons and historical works. He described the events of the Observance Reformation movement since its dawn, but the last chapter is unexplainably interrupted. This has been considered suggestive for an acute and disabling illness. A painting dating back 12 years after his death depicts Bernardino holding a crutch with his left arm. This may represent an important clue to establish a gait disturbance, whereas the permanent interruption in drafting his writing may be ascribed to a serious writing impairment.
Key messages: The historical detail of the writing suspension and the crutch in this painting represent important hints of the stroke suffered by Bernardino da Fossa.
背景:艺术作品可以作为疾病的证据来源，并有助于更好地了解其自然历史。贝纳迪诺·达·福萨是15世纪意大利方济各会的修士，他写布道书和历史著作。他描述了宗教改革运动从一开始发生的事件，但最后一章被莫名其妙地打断了。这被认为是一种急性致残疾病的征兆。在他死后12年的一幅画中，贝纳迪诺用左臂拄着拐杖。这可能是确定步态障碍的重要线索，而在起草他的写作时的永久中断可能归因于严重的写作障碍。关键信息:这幅画中书写悬吊和拐杖的历史细节代表了Bernardino da Fossa中风的重要线索。
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''European Neurology'' publishes original papers, reviews and letters to the editor. Papers presented in this journal cover clinical aspects of diseases of the nervous system and muscles, as well as their neuropathological, biochemical, and electrophysiological basis. New diagnostic probes, pharmacological and surgical treatments are evaluated from clinical evidence and basic investigative studies. The journal also features original works and reviews on the history of neurology.
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