His fits are described as beginning with a feeling of his "soul suffused with inner light" followed by total oblivion.
To observers, the seizures look terrifying and there is very little which can be done to help him. At the beginning of the novel, we meet Myshkin on a train returning from a sanatorium in Switzerland where he was seeking treatment for epilepsy. He has frequent seizures, which can be triggered by psychological distress. He is somewhat fragile looking, since he is still recovering from his illness. Myshkin is an attractive young man (26 years old) with blonde hair, a short blonde beard, blue eyes, and pale skin.
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