In December, 1888, while with Paul Gaughin, Van Gogh’s left ear was cut off.
Image: Vincent Van Gogh with his bandaged left ear missing. What? The bandage is over his right ear! But it’s a self portrait and he was looking in the mirror, I guess… The artistic genius was a troubled man….
Vincent Vab Gogh’s Biography: Mental Health Source: Hundreds of physicians and psychiatrists have tried to define Van Gogh’s medical conditions over the years. The following are some of the more probable mental and physical diagnoses.
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Van Gogh suffered from seizures which doctors, including Dr. Felix Rey and Dr. Peyron, believed to be caused by temporal lobe epilepsy. Van Gogh was born with a brain lesion that many doctors believe was aggravated by his prolonged use of absinthe causing his epileptic condition. Dr. Gachet, another of Van Gogh’s physicians, was thought to have treated his…
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