Artistic representation of the neurological consequences of stroke in the works of Otto Dix (1891-1969), from the age of 76
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i3p191-206Keywords:
Vascular Brain Accident, Paints, Otto Dix.Abstract
Cerebrovascular diseases reach about 17 million individuals per year worldwide, including Stroke, which is characterized by sudden neurological deficit due to focal vascular alteration. In the present study, the case of the German painter Otto Dix, affected by stroke in the right hemisphere, at 76 years of age, is reported. As a result of the episode, he developed left hemielegiation and hemiparesis, hemianopsia, moderate visuo-spatial construction disorder, and apraxia associated with proprioception deficit of the left upper limb. The changes in the visual representation in the works produced by him, after the illness, are described in order to correlate the neurological consequences through graphic expression.