History of neurology / volume editors, Stanley Finger, Francois Boller, and Kenneth L. Tyler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finger, Stanley, editor.

Boller, François, editor.

Tyler, Kenneth L., 1953- editor.

Series:

Handbook of clinical neurology ; Volume 95.

Handbook of clinical neurology ; Volume 95

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurology--History.

Neurology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (971 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Handbook of Clinical Neurology: Volume 95 is the first of over 90 volumes of the handbook to be entirely devoted to the history of neurology. The book is a collection of historical materials from different neurology professionals. The book is divided into 6 sections and composed of 55 chapters organized around different aspects of the history of neurology. The first section presents the beginnings of neurology: ancient trepanation, its birth in Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt; the emergence of neurology in the biblical text and the Talmud; neurology in the Greco-Roman world and the period following Galen; neurological conditions in the European Middle Ages; and the development of neurology in the 17th and 18th centuries. The second section narrates the birth of localization theory; the beginning of neurology and histological applications, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, surgical neurology and other anatomo-clinical methods. The third section covers further development of the discipline, including methods of neurological illustration and hospitals in neurology and neurosurgery. This section also narrates the history of child neurology, neurodisability and neuroendocrinology. It also features the application of molecular biology on clinical neurology. The fourth section describes the dysfunctions of the nervous system and their history. The fifth and last section covers the regional landmarks of neurology and the different treatments and recovery. The text is informative and useful for neuroscience or neurology professional, researchers, clinical practitioners, mental health experts, psychiatrists, and academic students and scholars in neurology.- A comprehensive accounting of historical developments and modern day advancements in the field of neurology- State-of-the-art information on topics including brain damage and dysfunctions of the nervous system- New treatments and recovery methods from redundancy to vicariation and neural transplantation, amongst others

Contents:

Front Cover; Handbook of Clinical Neurology; Series Editors; Copyright; List of contributors; Contents; Beginnings; Chapter 1: Ancient trepanation; Introduction; EphraIm George Squier and Paul Broca; The Discovery of Neolithic Trepanation; Diagnosing Trepanation; A Temporal and Geographic Survey of Ancient Trepanation; Why did they Trepan?; The Fate of Two Theories; Chapter 2: Mesopotamia; The Measure of Mesopotamia; Mesopotamian Medicine: Basic Tenets; Neurological Symptoms in Mesopotamian Medical Texts; Conclusions; Chapter 3: Neurology in Ancient Egypt; Introduction; Methodology; Sources

Egyptian Physicians and SurgeonsMedical Practice in Ancient Egypt; Neuroanatomy; Symptoms of Neurological Disease; Paleopathology of the Nervous System; Commentary on the Significance of Neurology in Ancient Egypt; Chapter 4: Neurology in the Bible and the Talmud; Introduction; Neurology in the Bible; Neurology in the Talmud; Conclusions; The Greco-Roman world; Introduction; Pre-Hippocratic Concepts: Mythological, Literary and Philosophical Sources; Hippocratic Neurology: The Brain in Health and Disease; Neuroanatomy in Alexandria: New Insights into the Structure of the Nervous System

The Millennial Debate About the ``Regent PartT́́he Synthesis of Ancient Neurosciences in Rome: Galen on the Brain and Nerves; Conclusions; Chapter 6: After Galen: late Antiquity and the Islamic world; Introduction; Late Antiquity: Emergence of Galenism; The Arabic/islamic Period; A Paradigm Shift: Through Developments in the Physics of Light and Vision; Conclusions; Chapter 7: Neurological conditions in the European Middle Ages; Introduction; The Setting; Pathologies of Neurological Conditions; Neurologic Conditions and Social Responses

Chapter 8: The development of neurology and the neurological sciences in the 17th centuryIntroduction; Specific Prerequisites for the Rise of Neurology; How Neurology Came to Be; 1664: Cerebri Anatome; The Book on Convulsive Disorders; De Anima Brutorum: A Textbook of Neurophysiology and Neuropathology; The Pathological Part: Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders; Impact, Reaction, and Partial Survival of Willis's Neurology; Chapter 9: Understanding the nervous system in the 18th century; Introduction; Hollow Nerves And Their Spirits; The Microscope; Some Clever Experiments

The Irritable and Sensitive Nervous SystemLife Forces and Medical Practices; Vibrations and Invisible, Subtle Fluids; Electricity, Medicine, and the Nerve Force; Looking Back; Origins of modern neurology; Chapter 10: The birth of localization theory; Introduction; Swedenborg and His Premonitions; Gall's Organology; Bouillaud and Aubertin; Broca on Localization; The Daxes on Cerebral Dominance; Jackson and the Right Hemisphere; The Motor Cortex; David Ferrier's Impact; Converging Lines of Evidence; Chapter 11: On the use of animal experimentation in the history of neurology; Introduction

Animal Experiments in the Ancient World

Notes:

"3rd series."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7020-3541-6