Stroke in Babylonia

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 597-601

  Reynolds, Edward H ^a   Kinnier Wilson, James V ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Oriental Studies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELL PALSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISABILITY; EGYPT; EPILEPSY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; INFORMATION CENTER; IRAQ; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NOMENCLATURE; PARALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POULTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REHABILITATION; RELIGION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; STROKE; THERAPY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HISTORY; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; PUBLICATION;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EPILEPSY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MANUSCRIPTS, MEDICAL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 2342464899     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.61.4.597     Document Type: Review

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