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Headaches in antiquity and during the early scientific era.
- Source :
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Journal of neurology [J Neurol] 2009 Aug; Vol. 256 (8), pp. 1215-20. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Mar 14. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- This paper presents the evolution of ideas on headache symptoms from antiquity through the 19th century. A thorough study of texts, medical books and reports along with a review of the available literature in PubMed was undertaken: observations on headaches date back nearly 4,000 years to the ritual texts of Mesopotamia. Nicolaes Tulp, Thomas Willis and Gerhard van Swieten also made important contributions on various forms of headaches in the 17th and 18th centuries. Edward Liveing and William Gowers made the major contributions to the field in the late 19th century. Overall, observations on headaches span a timeline of nearly 9,000 years. The work of the physicians during the 18th and 19th century, however, set the basis for scientific research.
- Subjects :
- Analgesia methods
Analgesics therapeutic use
Biomedical Research history
Biomedical Research methods
Cluster Headache diagnosis
Cluster Headache history
Cluster Headache physiopathology
Headache physiopathology
History, 15th Century
History, 16th Century
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
History, Ancient
History, Medieval
Middle East
Migraine Disorders diagnosis
Migraine Disorders history
Migraine Disorders physiopathology
Neurology methods
Analgesia history
Headache diagnosis
Headache history
Neurology history
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1432-1459
- Volume :
- 256
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of neurology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19288044
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-5085-7