The charming physician (El médico encantador): neurological conditions in a short story by Silvina Ocampo

The Argentinian author Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993) left us a vast body of works which are considered outstanding in many ways. In 1960, she published a short story, entitled "El médico encantador" (The Charming Physician), in the renowned literary magazine Sur. The central character of this...

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Published inArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 75; no. 11; pp. 830 - 832
Main Authors Delgado-García, Guillermo, Rodríguez-Návarez, Carolina, Estañol, Bruno
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazil Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 01.11.2017
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Subjects
agnosia
medicine in art
medicine in literature
neurology
NEUROSCIENCES
Ocampo
PSYCHIATRY
sleep initiation and maintenance disorders
agnosia
medicina na arte
distúrbios do início e da manutenção do sono
medicina na literatura
medicine in art
sleep initiation and maintenance disorders
medicine in literature
neurology
neurologia
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Summary:The Argentinian author Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993) left us a vast body of works which are considered outstanding in many ways. In 1960, she published a short story, entitled "El médico encantador" (The Charming Physician), in the renowned literary magazine Sur. The central character of this piece is a family doctor named Albino Morgan, who had a secret truth: in any house he visited, all variety of disease also entered. He brought with him the viruses he disseminated. The narrator of this short story-one of his patients-describes four of Morgan's diseases. These imaginary neurological conditions allowed Ocampo to explore improbable situations in everyday life.
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ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
1678-4227
DOI:10.1590/0004-282x20170129