Avicenna’s Advice for Parents of Children with Epilepsy; Compared to Current Evidence
Despite the availability of valuable studies on the history of medicine, the profound significance of these mediaeval outstanding medical works on the further development of medicine is underappreciated. With the present study, I intended to consider an important historical topic about advice for pa...
| Published in: | Journal of Research on History of Medicine |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2023-08-01
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| Online Access: | https://rhm.sums.ac.ir/article_49459_d5ccb65a36cc326604400410e641c680.pdf |
| Summary: | Despite the availability of valuable studies on the history of medicine, the profound significance of these mediaeval outstanding medical works on the further development of medicine is underappreciated. With the present study, I intended to consider an important historical topic about advice for parents of children with epilepsy introduced by Avicenna. Interestingly, Avicenna’s advice for parents of children with epilepsy showed striking parallels between current knowledge and the text written by Avicenna, centuries before. |
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| ISSN: | 2251-886X |