Bartleby_the_hound

Bartleby_the_hound t1_j5nsosi wrote

That being said, he did suffer from depression multiple times throughout his life. Not saying you're wrong, just that the quote is still relevant and from experience. The Lewy body disease caused a loss of 40% of his dopamine neurons, which given how important a role dopamine baselines play in depression, it's almost certain he was also depressed, on top of all of the other hellish things the disease threw his way.

For anyone who wants to know more about his death, here's an article from his wife, published by the American Academy of Neurology.

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