The “Eternal Recurrence” of Arteritis. Suggesting Autoimmunity Underlining Friedrich Nietzsche's Challenging Clinical Case

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (R öcken 1844 -Weimar 1900), the philosopher who theorized the concept of “eternal recurrence”, suffered a lifelong multifaceted chronic illness that started in pediatric age with severe headaches and ended up with stroke at the age of 56. Even though many hypothetical diagnosis have been proposed in recent years, they all failed to explain the totality of clinical conditions that co-occurred in the philosopher's extremely challenging case, and debate on the matter is still open.
Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Historical Note Source Type: research