Russian riddles Dostoevsky's seizures, Dyspnea and death.

Abstract

Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, an ideological novelist, who produced some of the greatest works of Western literature, bled to death in 1881 at age 59 years. The likely source and cause of his fatal hemorrhage, which have not previously been addressed, are proposed, along with a discussion of his bizarre seizure disorder and terminal pulmonary insufficiency.