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He had epilepsy, at least that's what the ancient writers say and for many years general historians believed it. Now, with present day advances in medical knowledge, questions are rising as to whether he actually had epilepsy or suffered from hypoglycemia, which is low blood sugar. The symptoms are the same, and the ancients only knew of epilepsy not hypoglycemia.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoHe had epilepsy, what Shakespeare calls the "falling sickness". However modern thinking is that Caesar had hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, whose symptoms are identical with epilepsy. Although the ancients were aware of epilepsy, they did not know about hypoglycemia so labeled the few attacks that Caesar experienced as "epilepsy". Modern thinking challenges this ancient and medieval assumption.
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∙ 11y agoJulius Caesar did not seem to be physically challenged in any way. He was a strong, athletic individual. However, he was said to have a condition that the ancients called "epilepsy", This condition did not bother him constantly, it seemed to be a random, occasional thing. Modern medical theories are that Caesar suffered from hypoglycemia, (low blood sugar) and these findings are based upon Caesar's eating habits and lifestyle. The symptoms of hypoglycemia are identical with epileptic bouts and as the ancients did not know about low blood sugar, but they did know about epilepsy, they assumed that Caesar had epilepsy and the myth has stuck.
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