TY - JOUR
T1 - Stendhal Syndrome: A clinical and historical overview.
AU - Botero-Meneses, Juan Sebastián
AU - Palacios Sanchez, Leonardo
AU - Plazas, Rocío
AU - Piñeros, Laura
AU - Triana, Juanita
AU - Ramirez, Santiago
PY - 2018/2/1
Y1 - 2018/2/1
N2 - It could be argued that one of the few unifying qualities all human beings share is the ability to appreciate beauty. While the object of beauty may change from one person to another, the awe and the thrill experienced by an enthralled beholder remains the same. Sometimes, this experience can be so overwhelming it can bring someone to the edge of existence. A very rare condition, known as aesthetic syndrome and, more commonly, Stendhal syndrome, entails a clinical phenomenon in which the presence of a beautiful piece of work or architecture causes dysautonomic symptoms such as tachycardia, diaphoresis, chest pains and loss of consciousness. We present an historical and clinical review of this condition.
AB - It could be argued that one of the few unifying qualities all human beings share is the ability to appreciate beauty. While the object of beauty may change from one person to another, the awe and the thrill experienced by an enthralled beholder remains the same. Sometimes, this experience can be so overwhelming it can bring someone to the edge of existence. A very rare condition, known as aesthetic syndrome and, more commonly, Stendhal syndrome, entails a clinical phenomenon in which the presence of a beautiful piece of work or architecture causes dysautonomic symptoms such as tachycardia, diaphoresis, chest pains and loss of consciousness. We present an historical and clinical review of this condition.
U2 - 10.1590/0004-282x20170189
DO - 10.1590/0004-282x20170189
M3 - Article
VL - 76
SP - 120
EP - 123
JO - Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
JF - Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
SN - 0004-282X
IS - 2
ER -