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The sacred disease. In [Works]…edited with an English translation by W.H.S. Jones. 2, 127-83
Publication Details
London: Heinemann, 1923 CE.
This includes the first mention of epilepsy in children. Hippocrates grouped all convulsive attacks together as ερα νο̂σος, the sacred disease. He did not employ the word έπίληψις, (which seems first to have been used in the 10th century by Avicenna) but the terms ρόν νόσημα, παθος παίδειον and νόσημα παίδειον. The standard Greek edition is Die hippokratische Schrift Über dieheilige Krankheit. Herausgegeben, übersetzt und erläutert von H. Grensemann, Berlin, 1968.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #4807 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/8898 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-sacred-disease-in-works |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London
Mentioned in annotation: Berlin