Traumatic brain injuries in the ancient egypt: Insights from the edwin smith papyrus

Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part A: Central European Neurosurgery

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 230-237

  Kamp, M A ^a   Tahsim Oglou, Y ^a   Steiger, H J ^a   Hanggi D ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancient egypt; Edwin smith papyrus; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN SURGERY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DURA MATER; EGYPT; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY SEVERITY; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENINGISM; MENINGITIS; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; HISTORY; NEUROSURGERY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

BRAIN INJURIES; EGYPT; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MANUSCRIPTS, MEDICAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY;

EID: 84871095402     PISSN: 21936315     EISSN: 21936323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1313635     Document Type: Article

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