He Guttmann Hospital Institute of Neurorehabilitation of Bayonnein the Spanish city of Barcelonaannounced the results of a study they carried out on the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, where they found that he suffered from Horsetail Syndrome (SCC).
The research originally published in the specialized journal Journal of Neurology, used medical reports and documentation of Kahlo and comes to the conclusion that the neurological disorder and the pain that he continually expressed in his paintings, are closely linked to the suffering of traumatic origin.
He SCC It is a rare disease from a trauma in the lower part of the spinal cord, so it spreads with pain throughout the lower back area and some of its consequences are incontinence and loss of sensitivity in the genital area, bladder and rectum.
According to the study, detection in historical patients, As is the case with Kahlo, it can help you better understand your symptoms and impact on daily life.
Born in Coyoacán, Frida Kahlo She is possibly the best-known Mexican artist in the world and her complicated life was also conditioned by different medical conditions such as the permanent consequences of polio that she contracted at the age of six.
“The research originally published in the specialized journal Journal of Neurology, “Used Kahlo’s medical reports and documentation, she was found to be suffering from Ponytail Syndrome (CCS).”