Hallmarks in the history of epilepsy: Epilepsy in antiquity

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-108

  Magiorkinis, Emmanouil ^a   Sidiropoulou, Kalliopi ^a   Diamantis, Aristidis ^a  

^a ATHENS NAVAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome; Convulsions; Epilepsy; Sacred disease; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTIQUITY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CRANIOTOMY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPSY; GREECE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAGIC; THERAPY EFFECT;

EPILEPSY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS;

EID: 73049101871     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.10.023     Document Type: Article

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