Julius Caesar likely suffered mini strokes, not epilepsy

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Roman general Julius Caesar may have suffered a series of mini-strokes and not epilepsy, according to a new review of his symptoms.

Ancient sources report that Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) had episodes of vertigo, dizziness and limb weakness.

The dictator of the Roman empire famously suffered falls during his campaigns in Spain and Africa. The first attack occurred in 46 BC in Thapsus, modern Tunisia, and the second in Cordoba, Spain, when he was over 50 years of age.

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The Roman historian Suetonius (69-after 122 AD) claimed that "towards the end he was subject to sudden fainting fits and nightmares as well," and called his disease "morbus comitialis." Read more...

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