Cureus, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Feb. 13, 2025
Medical biography can introduce healthcare providers to clinically relevant subjects that are rarely encountered in traditional curricula. Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759-1824), the blind musical prodigy, faced doubt about her reputation because of a brief and questionable recovery sight at age 18 years. Her story serves as an example how extraordinary circumstances be met with skepticism. miraculous return vision 15 years after going was mediated exploited public demonstrations by Franz Mesmer, promoter theory animal magnetism. Maria's lost second time 1778 just before Mesmer driven from medical practice charlatan. Although cause visual disability will never known, it deviates patterns functional (hysterical) loss its early onset, severity, length affliction. Paradis's proficiency playing instruments raises questions savant syndrome, autism, feigned disability, influences aspects cognitive development.
Language: Английский