The History of Modern Epilepsy: The Beginning, 1865-1914

by Walter J. Friedlander

Although 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313315892
• ISBN13: 9780313315893
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"