LEADER 03554oam 2200673 a 450 001 9910964740803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9798400665066 010 $a9780313003110 010 $a0313003114 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400665066 035 $a(CKB)1000000000003697 035 $a(OCoLC)70769200 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10020827 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000172151 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11179552 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000172151 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10155498 035 $a(PQKB)11009852 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000716 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10020827 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000716 035 $a(OCoLC)1435635244 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400665066BC 035 $a(Perlego)4202301 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000003697 100 $a20020522e20012024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe history of modern epilepsy $ethe beginning, 1865-1914 /$fWalter J. Friedlander 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger,$d2001. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (309 p.) 225 1 $aContributions in medical studies,$x0886-8220 ;$vno. 45 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780313315893 311 08$a0313315892 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Preface -- 1. Definition, Incidence and Prognosis -- 2. Pathology: Part I -- 3. Pathology: Part II -- 4. Classification -- 5. Diagnosis -- 6. Etiology -- 7. Treatment -- 8. Psychological Aspects -- 9. Societal Aspects -- Conclusion -- Index. 330 8 $aAlthough the history of epilepsy, one of the most common serious neurological disorders, can easily be traced back to ancient times, the modern understanding of the disease only began in the middle of the 19th century. This history of the first fifty years of modern epileptology reflects the thinking, accomplishments, and failures of physicians between 1865 and 1914. This epoch presented a very bleak clinical picture: diagnosis was difficult and often arbitrary; treatment was poor and, at times, worse than the disease; and patients, who were usually viewed as having a progressive dementing condition, were shunned by society. Tradition, physicians' immaculate perceptions, their thinking in analogies, and the difficulty a doctor has in separating himself from his society are some of the important factors which led to a lack of clinical advancement during this time. Nevertheless, taking a longer view, a foundation was being established for understanding the physiology of the brain and how that might be related to epilepsy. This book should be of interest to any professional person concerned with or involved in exploring the neurophysiology of brain functions and its deviations, the care and treatment of patience with epilepsy, and the historical and social aspects of medicine. 410 0$aContributions in medical studies ;$vno. 45. 606 $aEpilepsy$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aEpilepsy$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aEpilepsy$xHistory 615 0$aEpilepsy$xHistory 676 $a616.8/53/009 700 $aFriedlander$b Walter J.$f1919-$01798422 801 0$bNLM 801 1$bNLM 801 2$bUKM 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910964740803321 996 $aThe history of modern epilepsy$94341179 997 $aUNINA