Julius Caesar's disease a new diagnosis
ch. 1 The Ancient Sources and the Birth of the Epileptic Theory -- ch. 2 Looking for the Cause of Caesar's Epilepsy: A Two Thousand Year Legacy -- ch. 3 Doubting Epilepsy in Recent Times: An Imperial and Clinical Approach -- ch. 4 A Simpler Hypothesis and a Novel Idea -- ch. 5 Why Has the Epile...
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Pen & Sword History, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd
2016
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | ch. 1 The Ancient Sources and the Birth of the Epileptic Theory -- ch. 2 Looking for the Cause of Caesar's Epilepsy: A Two Thousand Year Legacy -- ch. 3 Doubting Epilepsy in Recent Times: An Imperial and Clinical Approach -- ch. 4 A Simpler Hypothesis and a Novel Idea -- ch. 5 Why Has the Epileptic Theory Been So Successful?. It is generally accepted as a historical fact that Julius Caesar suffered from epilepsy, an illness which in classical times was sometimes associated with divinely bestowed genius. The ancient sources describe several episodes when, sometimes at critical junctures, one of the most famous military commanders in history was incapacitated by his illness referred to as morbus comitialis. But does the evidence really fit with the diagnosis of epilepsy? And if it was not epilepsy that afflicted Caesar, then what was it? These are the questions that doctors Galassi and Ashrafian seek to answer by applying modern medical knowledge to the symptoms and circumstances described by contemporary historians and commentators of Caesar's life (which include the great man himself). The result is a fascinating piece of historical-pathological detective work that challenges received wisdom about one of the most famous men of all time It is generally accepted as a historical fact that Julius Caesar suffered from epilepsy, an illness which in classical times was sometimes associated with divinely bestowed genius. The ancient sources describe several episodes when, sometimes at critical junctures, one of the most famous military commanders in history was incapacitated by his illness referred to as morbus comitialis. But does the evidence really fit with the diagnosis of epilepsy? And if it was not epilepsy that afflicted Caesar, then what was it? These are the questions that doctors Galassi and Ashrafian seek to answer by applying modern medical knowledge to the symptoms and circumstances described by contemporary historians and commentators of Caesar?s life (which include the great man himself). The result is a fascinating piece of historical-pathological detective work that challenges received wisdom about one of the most famous men of all time |
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| Beschreibung: | xiii, 176 Seiten 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 147387078X 1-4738-7078-X 9781473870789 978-1-4738-7078-9 |