Hydrocephalus in Context: A History from Graeco-Roman Sources
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Published:2022-10-11
Issue:4
Volume:27
Page:333-350
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ISSN:1383-7427
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Container-title:Early Science and Medicine
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language:
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Short-container-title:Early Sci. Med.
Affiliation:
1. North-West University Potchefstroom South Africa
2. Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal
Abstract
Abstract
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.
Subject
History and Philosophy of Science,History,Medicine (miscellaneous)