Stendhal syndrome: The travel syndrome that causes panic

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Gazing up at Leonardo da Vinci's Adoration of the Magi in the rarefied corridors of Florence's Uffizi Gallery, I began to feel unusual. My stomach tightened and my heart raced; my knees buckled and my palms felt clammy. Were the chicken liver crostini from lunch coming back to bite me? Probably.

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