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Neurological Concepts in Ancient Greek Medicine

by Walshe, Thomas M., III

Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Year
2016
Pages
224
Language
English
Category
Neurology
ISBN
9780190218560
Format
Original PDF

About This Book

Neurologic concepts in the Homeric epics -- Hippocrates and the Corpus Hippocraticum -- A neurology text before there was neurology -- On the sacred disease -- Surgical texts and diagnosis guides -- Wounds of the head -- Hippocratic medicine and neurologic conditions -- Ancient Greek ideas of cognition -- The separation of the nerves from other fibers -- The Hellenistic pursuit of neuroanatomy -- The Hippocratic oath and a modern digression
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