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Holmes, Watson and neurology

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

|June 1, 1980

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Area of Science:

Neurology and Literature
Neuroscience in Fiction

Background:

Sherlock Holmes stories feature numerous neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions.
Literary analysis reveals detailed portrayals of various medical issues.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify and analyze neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions depicted in Sherlock Holmes stories.
To examine the fictional detective's understanding of medical concepts like electroencephalography.

Main Methods:

Review of Sherlock Holmes canon for mentions of neurological symptoms and diseases.
Analysis of presented symptoms against modern neurological and psychiatric diagnostic criteria.

Main Results:

Identified conditions include dementia, delirium, seizures, toxic-metabolic encephalopathies, syncope, movement disorders, cerebrovascular disease, alcoholism, malingering, and brain fever.

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Holmes's fictional knowledge of electroencephalography is also noted.

Conclusions:

The Sherlock Holmes stories offer a rich, albeit fictional, exploration of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
These narratives provide a unique lens for discussing medical conditions within a literary context.