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==Presentation of illness== | ==Presentation of illness== | ||
For over forty years Darwin suffered intermittently from various combinations of symptoms such as: malaise, vertigo, dizziness, muscle spasms and tremors, vomiting, cramps and colics, bloating and nocturnal intestinal gas, headaches, alterations of vision, severe tiredness, nervous exhaustion, dyspnea, skin problems such as blisters all over the scalp and eczema, crying, anxiety, sensation of impending death and loss of consciousness, fainting, tachycardia, insomnia, tinnitus, and depression. | For over forty years Darwin suffered intermittently from various combinations of symptoms such as: [[malaise]], [[vertigo]], [[dizziness]], [[Muscle fasciculations|muscle spasms and tremors]], [[vomiting]], [[Stomach cramp|cramps]] and [[Colic|colics]], [[bloating]] and nocturnal [[intestinal gas]], [[Headache|headaches]], [[Visual dysfunction|alterations of vision]], [[Chronic fatigue|severe tiredness]], [[nervous exhaustion]], [[dyspnea]], skin problems such as [[Blister|blisters]] all over the scalp and [[eczema]], crying, [[anxiety]], [[sensation of impending death]] and [[loss of consciousness]], [[fainting]], [[tachycardia]], [[insomnia]], [[tinnitus]], and [[depression]]. | ||
==Theories== | ==Theories== | ||
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===Other suggestions=== | ===Other suggestions=== | ||
*[ | *[[Asperger's]] syndrome or other [[pervasive developmental disorder]] | ||
*[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2496051 Chagas disease] | *[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2496051 Chagas disease] | ||
*[ | *[[Crohn's disease]] | ||
*[http://www.amednews.com/article/20100118/profession/301189938/7/ Cyclic vomiting syndrome] | *[http://www.amednews.com/article/20100118/profession/301189938/7/ Cyclic vomiting syndrome] | ||
*[ | *[[Lactose intolerance]] | ||
*[ | *[[Lupus|Lupus erythematosus]] | ||
*[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9109459 Ménière's disease] | *[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9109459 Ménière's disease] | ||
*Tick-borne disease | *[[Chronic Lyme disease|Tick-borne disease]] | ||
*[ | *[[Panic disorder]] with [[agoraphobia]] | ||
*[http://www.ocduk.org/ocd-history Obsessive–compulsive disorder] | *[http://www.ocduk.org/ocd-history Obsessive–compulsive disorder] | ||
*[ | *[[Psychosomatic illness|Psychosomatic disease]] | ||
*Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome | *[[Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome|Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome]] | ||
*Orthostatic intolerance | *[[Orthostatic intolerance]] | ||
*[ | *[[Helicobacter pylori]] | ||
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3632469/ MELAS] | *[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3632469/ MELAS] syndrome | ||
==Learn more== | ==Learn more== | ||
Revision as of 14:17, March 30, 2019
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was an English naturalist and geologist, best known for his theory of evolution as published in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species. He suffered from ill health for most of his adult life, but remained undiagnosed. It has been theorised that he suffered from myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), although many other diseases have also been suggested as possibilities.
Presentation of illness[edit | edit source]
For over forty years Darwin suffered intermittently from various combinations of symptoms such as: malaise, vertigo, dizziness, muscle spasms and tremors, vomiting, cramps and colics, bloating and nocturnal intestinal gas, headaches, alterations of vision, severe tiredness, nervous exhaustion, dyspnea, skin problems such as blisters all over the scalp and eczema, crying, anxiety, sensation of impending death and loss of consciousness, fainting, tachycardia, insomnia, tinnitus, and depression.
Theories[edit | edit source]
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome[edit | edit source]
- Did Darwin have ME/CFS? - Zaher Nahle
- Darwin’s illness revisited: misconceptions or facts? Comment by Norman Booth
- Robert Youngson proposes in his monograph Darwin's Mysterious Illness that Darwin suffered from CFS.
Other suggestions[edit | edit source]
- Asperger's syndrome or other pervasive developmental disorder
- Chagas disease
- Crohn's disease
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome
- Lactose intolerance
- Lupus erythematosus
- Ménière's disease
- Tick-borne disease
- Panic disorder with agoraphobia
- Obsessive–compulsive disorder
- Psychosomatic disease
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
- Orthostatic intolerance
- Helicobacter pylori
- MELAS syndrome
Learn more[edit | edit source]
- Wikipedia - Charles Darwin's health
- Darwin's Mysterious Illness - Robert Youngson
- The illness of Charles Darwin: a retrospective diagnosis.
