Description:
This condition is regarded as someone who has a strange disease is going to suffer if they see a beautiful work of art. In a short time the person will experience dizziness, rapid heart beat, confusion and hallucinations.
Naming the disease is taken from a French writer, Stendhal (pseudonym of Henri-Marie Beyle), who describes his experience with during his visit to Florence, Italy in 1817 in his book Naples and Florence: A Journey from Milan to Reggio.
Symptoms:
Dizziness, rapid heart beat, confusion and hallucinations when viewing works of art.
Treatment:
Not clearly known treatment for this disease. Possible psychological therapy can help relieve the sufferer.
This condition is regarded as someone who has a strange disease is going to suffer if they see a beautiful work of art. In a short time the person will experience dizziness, rapid heart beat, confusion and hallucinations.
Naming the disease is taken from a French writer, Stendhal (pseudonym of Henri-Marie Beyle), who describes his experience with during his visit to Florence, Italy in 1817 in his book Naples and Florence: A Journey from Milan to Reggio.
Symptoms:
Dizziness, rapid heart beat, confusion and hallucinations when viewing works of art.
Treatment:
Not clearly known treatment for this disease. Possible psychological therapy can help relieve the sufferer.
