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The Falling Sickness: A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology

The Falling Sickness: A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology - Paperback

by Owsei Temkin
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Availability:In StockContributor:Owsei TemkinPublish date:1994-03-01Pages:488
Language:EnglishPublisher:Johns Hopkins University PressISBN-13:9780801848490ISBN-10:801848490UPC:9780801848490Book Category:MedicalBook Subcategory:History, NeurologySize:9.18 x 5.98 x 1.27 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SCRK4PERXJ

"A thoroughly admirable and informative introduction to our knowledge of epilepsy in the Western world from antiquity to the early twentieth century." - American Scientist

Owsei Temkin presents the history of epilepsy in Western civilization from ancient times to the beginnings of modern neurology. First published in 1945 and thoroughly revised in 1971, this classic work by one of the history of medicine's most eminent scholars now returns to print available in both paperback and eBook formats.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Johns Hopkins University PressISBN-13:9780801848490ISBN-10:801848490UPC:9780801848490Book Category:MedicalBook Subcategory:History, NeurologySize:9.18 x 5.98 x 1.27 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SCRK4PERXJ

Owsei Temkin, M.D. (1902-2002), was William H. Welch Professor of the History of Medicine and director of the Institute of the History of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University. He was also the author of Soranus' Gynecology (translation), and Hippocrates in a World of Pagans and Christians.


Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

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2nd Revised Edition

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Owsei Temkin

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