The Falling Sickness
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The Falling Sickness

A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology

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eBook - ePub

The Falling Sickness

A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology

About this book

"A thoroughly admirable and informative introduction to our knowledge of epilepsy in the Western world from antiquity to the early twentieth century." - American Scientist

Owsei Temkin presents the history of epilepsy in Western civilization from ancient times to the beginnings of modern neurology. First published in 1945 and thoroughly revised in 1971, this classic work by one of the history of medicine's most eminent scholars now returns to print available in both paperback and eBook formats.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. dedication
  5. Preface to Second Edition
  6. Preface to First Edition
  7. Contents
  8. Preface to Second Edition
  9. Preface to First Edition
  10. PART ONE: ANTIQUITY
  11. PART TWO: THE MIDDLE AGES
  12. IV. MEDIEVAL MEDICAL THEORIES
  13. PART THREE: THE RENAISSANCE
  14. PART FOUR: THE GREAT SYSTEMS AND THE PERIOD OF ENLIGHTENMENT
  15. PART FIVE: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY (1800-1861)
  16. PART SIX: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY- THE AGE OF HUGHLINGS JACKSON
  17. Epilogue
  18. Appendix I
  19. Appendix II
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index of Personal Names
  22. Index of Subjects