Neurological concepts in ancient Greek medicine / Thomas M. Walshe III. M. D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walshe, Thomas M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greci in Occidente--History.

Greci in Occidente.

Neurology--History.

Neurology.

Neurology--Greece--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Neurological Concepts in Ancient Greek Medicine' is a collection of essays exploring neurological ideas between the Homer and Hellenistic eras. These essays focus on providing historic, intellectual, and cultural context to ancient Greek medical practice and emphasizing the interest in the brain in such early historical periods.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-021858-4

0-19-021859-2

0-19-021857-6