Sciatica: a historical perspective on early views of a distinct medical syndrome
| Autor: | Angel N. Boev, Joe Sam Robinson, Ioannis Karampelas, Kostas N. Fountas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Culture Rome Alternative medicine Disease History of medicine Middle East Sciatica medicine Humans History Ancient Greece business.industry Perspective (graphical) General Medicine History Medieval Surgery Epistemology Neurology Egypt Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Byzantium |
| Zdroj: | Neurosurgical Focus. 16:1-4 |
| ISSN: | 1092-0684 |
| DOI: | 10.3171/foc.2004.16.1.7 |
| Popis: | The authors offer a brief overview of early theories and treatments of sciatica. Tracing medical traditions through early Greek, Roman, and Eastern epochs, the authors demonstrate the slow sequential steps that were required to delineate this disease as a uniquely human affliction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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