Alexander the Great. The great Macedonian leader probably died of Guillain-Barré syndrome
Alexander the Great he died as a result of Guillain-Barré syndrome ?
The causes of the premature death of the great Macedonian leader are a centuries-old mystery, but this New Zealand study could finally fix it.
So far, everything has been hypothesized, from poisoning to murder, from liver cirrhosis to infection, but there are no certainties ( see: https://www.pilloledistoria.it/4256/storia-antica/alessandro-magno-era-ubriacone and https://www.pilloledistoria.it/1556/storia-antica/alessandro-magno-avvelenato).
Sources say that Alexander, shortly before his death in June 323 BC. in Babylon at the age of 32, he suffered from severe abdominal pain, fever and a strange paralysis which, however, kept him conscious for days.
According to scholar Katherine Hall, of the University of Otago, it would be the symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome, almost certainly triggered by the contagion with Campylobacter Pylori.
The fixed and dilated pupils of which the report also reported, would be a further effect of this rare disease.
The professor adds a disturbing detail and that is that "Alexander's true death is six days later than previously believed, death may be the most famous case of pseudothanatos, or false diagnosis of death, never recorded ".
During the 6 days of paralysis, no one touched the Macedonian's body, who was perhaps buried alive.