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ArticleArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria2026

Saint Valentine and Epilepsy: from Medieval Devotion to Modern Global Advocacy.

Patricia Vilarinho Tambourgi, Li Min Li, Josemir W Sander

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Article in Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Patricia Vilarinho TambourgiUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Neurologia, Campinas SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5516-8033
Li Min LiUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Neurologia, Campinas SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6062-4649
Josemir W SanderUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-6041-9661

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy, described for millennia, has historically been interpreted through supernatural perspectives, leading to the search for religious intercession. Among the saints associated with the disease, Saint Valentine stood out in medieval Europe, especially in German-speaking regions, where his image was depicted curing people with seizures. Pilgrimages to sites with relics and popular names such as "Saint Valentine's Disease" highlight this devotion. In the 21

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EpilepsySaintsHistory, 21st CenturyHistory, MedievalHumans

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PMCPMC13056432

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