Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Dom João VI's death: convulsions and coma.
Gomes, Marleide da Mota; Reimão, Rubens; Maranhão-Filho, Péricles.
Affiliation
  • Gomes Mda M; Department of History of Neurology of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology. mmotagomes@acd.ufrj.br
Arq Neuropsiquiatr ; 65(4B): 1252-5, 2007 Dec.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18345442
Dom João VI's death occurred in adverse political conditions that led to the regicide hypothesis. The main aim of this paper is to mention life style and conditions of the death of the king by means of narrative review based on primary and secondary sources. Dom João VI died in the way of convulsions and gastrointestinal symptoms. This could be the result of the pathological chain of genetic determination, accentuated by the inappropriate life style, obesity and sedentary habits, and/or poisoning. The finding of arsenic in high doses in his viscera favors the last hypothesis as the basic cause of death, but one can not discard the atherosclerosis predisposing risk factors for a final stroke.
Subject(s)
Search on Google
Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Brain Diseases / Arsenic Poisoning / Atherosclerosis / Famous Persons Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Arq Neuropsiquiatr Year: 2007 Document type: Article Country of publication: Germany
Search on Google
Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Brain Diseases / Arsenic Poisoning / Atherosclerosis / Famous Persons Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Arq Neuropsiquiatr Year: 2007 Document type: Article Country of publication: Germany