Author: Alexander Hughes BennettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bromides
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy
Author: Alexander Hughes BennettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bromides
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy
Author: Alexander Hughes BennettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Neurological Emergence of Epilepsy
Author: Vasia LekkaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 331906293X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
This book explores the emergence of epilepsy as a purely neurological disorder, in the second half of the nineteenth century. It focuses on the world’s first neurological hospital, the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic in London, and on its leading figure, John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911). Through an analysis of the National Hospital’s medical records and a historical account of the course of epilepsy until our time, this book presents the nineteenth-century turn towards the scientific study of the human brain and the various political, social, ideological and epistemological implications of this major change. In spite of the recent trend of describing the history of mental illness, mental patients and psychiatric institutions, so far, neurology, epilepsy and epileptic patients have largely remained outside the scope of social historians, historians of medicine and social scientists. This book has the ambition to fill that gap.
Edinburgh Medical Journal
Author: Brain
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brain
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Aimed at researchers and clinicians, this journal of neurology balances studies in neurological science with practical clinical articles.
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy (Classic Reprint)
Author: Alexander Hughes BennettPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331004790
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Excerpt from A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy The science of medicine is to be advanced by the careful collection of well-recorded facts, rather than by general statements or unsupported assertions. No inquiry thus conducted with scientific precision can fail to be without value, and to add a mite to that store of positive knowledge from which must emanate all hopes of progress for the healing art. Our acquaintance with the nature of epilepsy is as yet in its infancy, and although much valuable practical information has been put on record regarding this disease, it is believed that the following contribution may not be useless in either confirming or questioning previous conclusions. The clinical aspects of epilepsy are especially difficult to investigate with exactitude. The physician, as a rule, is not himself a witness to the chief phenomena characteristic of the disease. He is therefore compelled, in most cases, to trust to the statements of the patient and his friends for their description, and even when the cross-examination is conducted with the greatest care, there are many points impossible to ascertain with certainty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Westminster Hospital Reports
Author: Westminster HospitalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clinical medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Report of the State to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient
Author: New York (State). Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally DeficientPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Defective and delinquent classes
Languages : en
Pages : 1156
Book Description
A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy
Author: A. Hughes BennettPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781505427097
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
Epilepsy Across the Spectrum
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309259533
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Although epilepsy is one of the nation's most common neurological disorders, public understanding of it is limited. Many people do not know the causes of epilepsy or what they should do if they see someone having a seizure. Epilepsy is a complex spectrum of disorders that affects an estimated 2.2 million Americans in a variety of ways, and is characterized by unpredictable seizures that differ in type, cause, and severity. Yet living with epilepsy is about much more than just seizures; the disorder is often defined in practical terms, such as challenges in school, uncertainties about social situations and employment, limitations on driving, and questions about independent living. The Institute of Medicine was asked to examine the public health dimensions of the epilepsies, focusing on public health surveillance and data collection; population and public health research; health policy, health care, and human services; and education for people with the disorder and their families, health care providers, and the public. In Epilepsy Across the Spectrum, the IOM makes recommendations ranging from the expansion of collaborative epilepsy surveillance efforts, to the coordination of public awareness efforts, to the engagement of people with epilepsy and their families in education, dissemination, and advocacy for improved care and services. Taking action across multiple dimensions will improve the lives of people with epilepsy and their families. The realistic, feasible, and action-oriented recommendations in this report can help enable short- and long-term improvements for people with epilepsy. For all epilepsy organizations and advocates, local, state, and federal agencies, researchers, health care professionals, people with epilepsy, as well as the public, Epilepsy Across the Spectrum is an essential resource.