Editing Niccolò Paganini (section)

===Late career and health decline===
Throughout his life, Paganini was no stranger to chronic illnesses. Although no definite medical proof exists, it has been later theorized that he might have been affected by [[Marfan syndrome]]<ref>{{cite journal|first=Myron R.|last=Schoenfeld|url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/239/1/40|title=Nicolo Paganini – Musical Magician and Marfan Mutant?|date=2 January 1978|volume=239|number=1|pages=40–42|journal=[[The Journal of the American Medical Association]]|pmid=336919|doi=10.1001/jama.239.1.40|access-date=19 January 2010|archive-date=3 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103083712/http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=357475|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Pedrazzini|first=Alessio|title=Niccolò Paganini: the hands of a genius|pmid=25948024|journal=Acta Biomedica|year=2015|volume=86|issue=1|pages=27–31}}</ref> or [[Ehlers–Danlos syndrome]].<ref>{{cite journal | pmid = 11694491 | volume=175 | issue=5 | title=Creativity and chronic disease. Niccolo Paganini (1782–1840) | date=November 2001 | journal=West J Med | pages=345 | pmc=1071620 | doi=10.1136/ewjm.175.5.345| last1=Wolf | first1=P. }}</ref> His frequent concert schedule, as well as his extravagant lifestyle, may have affected his health. Paganini was diagnosed with [[syphilis]] as early as 1822, and his remedy, which included [[Mercury (element)|mercury]] and [[opium]], came with serious physical and psychological side effects. In 1834, while still in Paris, he was treated for [[tuberculosis]].

In September 1834, Paganini put an end to his concert career and returned to Genoa. Contrary to popular beliefs involving his wishing to keep his music and techniques secret, Paganini devoted his time to the publication of his compositions and violin methods. He accepted students, of whom two enjoyed moderate success: violinist [[Camillo Sivori]] and cellist Gaetano Ciandelli. Neither, however, considered Paganini helpful or inspirational. In 1835, Paganini returned to Parma, this time under the employ of [[Archduchess]] [[Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma|Marie Louise]] of Austria, Napoleon's second wife. He was in charge of reorganizing her court orchestra, but he eventually conflicted with the players and court, so his visions never saw completion. In Paris, he befriended the 11-year-old Polish virtuoso [[Apollinaire de Kontski]], giving him some lessons and a signed testimonial. It was widely put about, falsely, that Paganini was so impressed with de Kontski's skills that he bequeathed him his violins and manuscripts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kontski, Apollinaire de. [Apolinary Katski] (1826–1879) Autograph Musical Quotation, Inscribed to a Tolstoy |url=https://www.schubertiademusic.com//items/details/5528-kontski-apollinaire-de-apolinary-katski-%E2%80%93-autograph-musical-quotation-inscribed-to-a-tolstoy |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Schubertiade Music & Arts |language=en}}</ref>