Anatomy of the cranial nerves in medieval persian literature: Esmail Jorjani (AD 1042-1137) and the treasure of the Khwarazm Shah

Neurosurgery

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1325-1330

  Shoja, Mohammadali M ^a   Tubbs, R Shane ^b,h   Ardalan, Mohammad R ^c   Loukas, Marios ^d,e   Eknoyan, Garabed ^f   Salter, E George ^g   Oakes, W Jerry ^h  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^h CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cranial nerves; Jorjani; Persia

Indexed keywords

CRANIAL NERVE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; IRAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOSLEM; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANATOMY; CRANIAL NERVES; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MANUSCRIPTS, MEDICAL; NEUROLOGY; PERSIA; PORTRAITS AS TOPIC;

EID: 37649000447     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000306113.00916.7d     Document Type: Review

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