Hydrocephalus in Context
A History from Graeco-Roman Sources
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12619264 |
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| Authors | Isabella Bonati (0000-0003-3539-038X, North-West University Potchefstroom South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 333-350 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-11 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Early Science and Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1383-7427 • E-ISSN: 1573-3823 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15733823-20220051 |
| OpenAlex | W4306156425 |
| Language | EN |
The history of the scientific description and conceptualisation of the condition named “hydrocephalus” goes back to Graeco-Roman antiquity. The present article provides an extensive examination of the ancient Greek and Latin texts on the topic, including the only extant medical papyrus dealing with it. A thorough investigation of these primary sources allows us to expand our knowledge of this disorder throughout history and how its nosological conception has varied over time
Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Extant taxon · Historiography · History of medicine · History of science · Hydrocephalus · Medical history · Papyrus · Psychiatry · Biomedical Research and Pathophysiology · Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus · Classics · History · History of Medicine Studies · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Surgery
| Highly cited | No |
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