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

• Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 75; no. 11; pp. 830 - 832
• Main Authors: Delgado-García, Guillermo, Rodríguez-Návarez, Carolina, Estañol, Bruno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...