This is a definitive and scholarly history of epilepsy in its modern era, between 1860 and 2020. It covers not only the medical aspects of the condition, but also its scientific, societal and personal themes. It is of interest to a broad readership, both medical and non-medical.
This is a definitive and scholarly history of epilepsy in its modern era, between 1860 and 2020. It covers not only the medical aspects of the condition, but also its scientific, societal and personal themes. It is of interest to a broad readership, both medical and non-medical.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Simon Shorvon is Emeritus Professor of Clinical Neurology at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and Hon. Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, where he has worked as a clinical academic specialising in epilepsy for over four decades. He has also served as the Vice President of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), Harveian Librarian at the Royal College of Physicians, co-Editor-in-Chief of Epilepsia, and as Chair of Neurology at University College London. He has won lifetime achievement awards for his work in epilepsy from the American Epilepsy Society, Epilepsy Europe, the British Branch of the ILAE and the Shrinivasan and GopalaKrishna foundations in India. He has, with others, published series of textbooks including: Neurology (2 editions 2009, 2016), Epilepsy and Epileptic Seizures (2013), Treatment of Epilepsy (4 editions 1996-2016), and Causes of Epilepsy (2 editions 2011, 2019). He has, with others, also published books on neurological history, including ILAE 1909-2009: A Centenary History (2009), Physicians at War (2016), 500 Years of the Royal College of Physicians (2018), Queen Square, A History of the National Hospital and its Institute of Neurology (2019).
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Section 1. The voyage of the good ship epilepsy: Introduction: Prologue: a note on the concept of epilepsy Section 2. 'A plague upon your epileptic visage' 1. 1860-1914 the birth of modern epilepsy 2. 1914-1945 epilepsy in the age of catastrophe 3. 1945-1970 epilepsy and the new world order 4. 1970-1995 epilepsy in a globalised world 5. 1995-2020 the epilepsy floods are too recent Section 3. Epilepsy: The paradigm of the suffering of both body and soul in disease Epilogue: The separation of the wheat from the chaff Appendix 1. The epilepsy balance sheet Appendix 2. Obsolete or failed theories and treatments Appendix 3. The international league against epilepsy Glossary of scientific and medical terms in the field of epilepsy Bibliography Index of names Index.
Preface Section 1. The voyage of the good ship epilepsy: Introduction: Prologue: a note on the concept of epilepsy Section 2. 'A plague upon your epileptic visage' 1. 1860-1914 the birth of modern epilepsy 2. 1914-1945 epilepsy in the age of catastrophe 3. 1945-1970 epilepsy and the new world order 4. 1970-1995 epilepsy in a globalised world 5. 1995-2020 the epilepsy floods are too recent Section 3. Epilepsy: The paradigm of the suffering of both body and soul in disease Epilogue: The separation of the wheat from the chaff Appendix 1. The epilepsy balance sheet Appendix 2. Obsolete or failed theories and treatments Appendix 3. The international league against epilepsy Glossary of scientific and medical terms in the field of epilepsy Bibliography Index of names Index.
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