[Dostoievsky's life in the interrelation between epilepsy and literature]

Fyodor Mihailovich Dostoievsky is considered one of the most important Russian authors of the nineteenth century. He suffered from epilepsy since childhood, which disease often was a theme in his novels. This paper describes Dostoievsky's life and examines the various epileptic protagonists appearing in his works. Finally, the author's own epilepsy and particularly its etiology are discussed.