Comments on: How did Mozart die, and was a strep infection involved? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/how-did-mozart-die-and-was-a-strep-infection-involved.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dr. Grumpyhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/how-did-mozart-die-and-was-a-strep-infection-involved.html#comment-110595 Dr. Grumpy Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:59:19 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39679#comment-110595 I find stuff like this fascinating. Maybe I'm just a history geek, but the medical detective work in these extreme cold cases is interesting.Merriweather Lewis- death by Syphilis?Lincoln- likely would have survived with today's medicine, but in what condition?The European Iceman- clearly murdered, but why?Hitler- Parkinsons Disease?MacBeth- Was Shakespeare trying to portray epilepsy?And many others. I find stuff like this fascinating. Maybe I’m just a history geek, but the medical detective work in these extreme cold cases is interesting.

Merriweather Lewis- death by Syphilis?

Lincoln- likely would have survived with today’s medicine, but in what condition?

The European Iceman- clearly murdered, but why?

Hitler- Parkinsons Disease?

MacBeth- Was Shakespeare trying to portray epilepsy?

And many others.

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