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Volume 86, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 27-31
Niccolò Paganini: The hands of a genius (Article)
a
Department of Surgical Sciences, Orthopaedic Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
b 1st Service of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma, Italy
c Studio Terapico Kaiser, Parma, Italy
b 1st Service of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma, Italy
c Studio Terapico Kaiser, Parma, Italy
Abstract
Niccolò Paganini
was a man stricken by many diseases and according to Myron Schonenfield
and Renzo Mantero, he may have also suffered from Marfan Syndrome. The
following paper is based on actual physical examinations reports made by
his contemporary physicians, documented in personal letters In
addition, the current investigation presents a comparison between a
post-mortem mold of Paganini’s
right hand and several paintings of the Maestro drawn by Lyser, his
personal portraitist, and the images of the hand of a well-known
musician affected by Marfan Syndrome which was treated by the authors. ©
Mattioli 1885.
Author keywords
Hand; Historical; Marfan’s; Paganini; Violinist
Indexed keywords
EMTREE medical terms: aneurysm; Article; autopsy; human; Marfan syndrome; medical society; musician; valvular heart disease
