Paralysis and severe disability requiring intensive care in Neolithic Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6135645 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marc F Oxenham (0000-0002-5804-2145, Australian National University), Lorna Tilley (Australian National University), H Matsumura (0000-0001-5453-7987, Sapporo Medical University), Lan Cuong Nguyen (Institute of Archaeology, Hanoi), Kim Thuy Nguyen (0009-0001-8034-2910, Institute of Archaeology, Hanoi), Kim Dung Nguyen (Institute of Archaeology, Hanoi), Kate Domett (0000-0001-5091-3105, James Cook University), Damien Huffer (0000-0003-4027-1772, Australian National University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 107-112 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0918-7960 • E-ISSN: 1348-8570 |
| Publisher | Anthropological Society of Nippon (PUBLISHER • JP) |
| DOI | 10.1537/ase.081114 |
| OpenAlex | W1975626795 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 19 |
This communication documents one of the earliest verifiable cases of human paralysis associated with severe spinal pathology. A series of skeletal abnormalities is described for a young adult male (M9) from a Southeast Asian Neolithic community. Differential diagnosis suggests that M9 suffered from a severely disabling congenital fusion of the spine (Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Type III), resulting in child-onset lower body paralysis at a minimum (maximally quadriplegia). M9 experienced severe, most probably total, incapacitation for at least a decade prior to death. In the prehistoric context, this individual's condition would have rendered him completely dependent on others for survival
Ancient history · Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Paralysis · Southeast asia · Child Abuse and Related Trauma · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Medicine · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Pediatrics · Surgery
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| Unique citing works | 30 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |