A moral history of seizures: reported causes of seizures in the nineteenth century

In the nineteenth century, neurology was in its infancy as an organized medical specialty. At that time, seizures were often attributed, under the guise of scientific explanations, to moral causes or behaviors. The medical literature from this period contains references to poor parental care as a ca...

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Main Authors: Márcio Pinheiro Lima, Elza Márcia Targas Yacubian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2025-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0045-1806829
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