The hallucinations of Frédéric Chopin.

Frédéric Chopin is the epitome of the romantic artist; he had a chronic pulmonary disease that ultimately caused his death at the age of 39. An overlooked neurological condition is discussed in this paper. We consider the possibility of a temporal lobe epilepsy, as throughout his life Chopin had hallucinatory episodes, which can accompany seizure disorders.

[Simultaneous suprasellar and pineal germinoma: a case report].

Introduction: Tumours in the pineal region are rare (0.3-2.7%) and most of the ones that do occur are germ cell tumours, of which germinoma is the most frequent.