Robert Schumann probably suffered from bipolar disorder. How did it shape his creative life? http://t.co/1tvwAKCf6f pic.twitter.com/WBJBhjKwZK
— BBC Radio 3 (@BBCRadio3) October 10, 2015
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I forget where, but I once read an convincing account from a medical person that explained that new sources revealed that Schumann's symptoms were consistent with the development of syphilis. Also what killed Nietzsche. It was an extremely common problem, but was hushed up after the deaths of these cultural heroes, leading to decades of fruitless speculation about alternative explanations for their sudden decline into insanity in the prime of life.
