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==Overview==
 
==Historical Perspective==
* The term 'seizure' is derived from a Greek word that means 'to take hold'.
* Different words have been used interchangeably in historical texts, such as [[epilepsy]], epileptic seizure, attack, or [[convulsion]].<ref name="pmid32140641">{{cite journal| author=Patel P, Moshé SL| title=The evolution of the concepts of seizures and epilepsy: What's in a name? | journal=Epilepsia Open | year= 2020 | volume= 5 | issue= 1 | pages= 22-35 | pmid=32140641 | doi=10.1002/epi4.12375 | pmc=7049807 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=32140641  }} </ref>
* [[Epilepsy]] has been mentioned in many documents and texts throughout history including:<ref name="pmid2187129">{{cite journal| author=Wilson JV, Reynolds EH| title=Texts and documents. Translation and analysis of a cuneiform text forming part of a Babylonian treatise on epilepsy. | journal=Med Hist | year= 1990 | volume= 34 | issue= 2 | pages= 185-98 | pmid=2187129 | doi=10.1017/s0025727300050651 | pmc=1036070 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2187129  }} </ref><ref name="pmid14007361">{{cite journal| author=WILSON JA| title=Medicine in ancient Egypt. | journal=Bull Hist Med | year= 1962 | volume= 36 | issue=  | pages= 114-23 | pmid=14007361 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14007361  }} </ref><ref name="pmid11566482">{{cite journal| author=Gorji A, Khaleghi Ghadiri M| title=History of epilepsy in Medieval Iranian medicine. | journal=Neurosci Biobehav Rev | year= 2001 | volume= 25 | issue= 5 | pages= 455-61 | pmid=11566482 | doi=10.1016/s0149-7634(01)00025-2 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11566482  }} </ref><ref name="pmid2044493">{{cite journal| author=Lai CW, Lai YH| title=History of epilepsy in Chinese traditional medicine. | journal=Epilepsia | year= 1991 | volume= 32 | issue= 3 | pages= 299-302 | pmid=2044493 | doi=10.1111/j.1528-1157.1991.tb04655.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2044493 }} </ref><ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737  }} </ref>
** Babylonians (2000 years B.C)
** Egyptians (1700 years B.C.)
** Greeks (5–4th century B.C.)
** Indian (Ayurveda)
** Iranian (Avicenna)
** Chinese
* Epilepsy was first described by Hippocrates in Ancient Greece (460–377 B.C.).<ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737 }} </ref>
* Until the 18th century, [[epilepsy]] was considered an idiopathic disease originating in the brain.
** The foundation of the modern knowledge of epilepsy was through the work of William Cullen and Samuel A. Tissot.<ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737  }} </ref>
* In the 19th century, with the emphasis on classification, etiology, pathophysiology, and localization the understanding of [[epilepsy]] increased.
** [[Electroencephalography |Electroencephalography (EEG)]] started to gain attention in the late 19th century.<ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737 }} </ref>
* In the 20th century, rapid development in medical knowledge happened.<ref name="pmid28249737">{{cite journal| author=Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C| title=Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century. | journal=Brain Dev | year= 2017 | volume= 39 | issue= 6 | pages= 457-463 | pmid=28249737 | doi=10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28249737  }} </ref>
** [[Brain]] [[computed tomography |computed tomography (CT)]] in the 1970’s<ref name="pmid8956560">{{cite journal| author=Friedland GW, Thurber BD| title=The birth of CT. | journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol | year= 1996 | volume= 167 | issue= 6 | pages= 1365-70 | pmid=8956560 | doi=10.2214/ajr.167.6.8956560 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8956560  }} </ref>
** [[Brain]] [[magnetic resonance imaging |magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)]] in the 1980’s
** [[PET scan (positron emission tomography)]] 


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Historical Perspective

  • The term 'seizure' is derived from a Greek word that means 'to take hold'.
  • Different words have been used interchangeably in historical texts, such as epilepsy, epileptic seizure, attack, or convulsion.[1]
  • Epilepsy has been mentioned in many documents and texts throughout history including:[2][3][4][5][6]
    • Babylonians (2000 years B.C)
    • Egyptians (1700 years B.C.)
    • Greeks (5–4th century B.C.)
    • Indian (Ayurveda)
    • Iranian (Avicenna)
    • Chinese
  • Epilepsy was first described by Hippocrates in Ancient Greece (460–377 B.C.).[6]
  • Until the 18th century, epilepsy was considered an idiopathic disease originating in the brain.
    • The foundation of the modern knowledge of epilepsy was through the work of William Cullen and Samuel A. Tissot.[6]
  • In the 19th century, with the emphasis on classification, etiology, pathophysiology, and localization the understanding of epilepsy increased.
  • In the 20th century, rapid development in medical knowledge happened.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Patel P, Moshé SL (2020). "The evolution of the concepts of seizures and epilepsy: What's in a name?". Epilepsia Open. 5 (1): 22–35. doi:10.1002/epi4.12375. PMC 7049807 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 32140641 Check |pmid= value (help).
  2. ↑ Wilson JV, Reynolds EH (1990). "Texts and documents. Translation and analysis of a cuneiform text forming part of a Babylonian treatise on epilepsy". Med Hist. 34 (2): 185–98. doi:10.1017/s0025727300050651. PMC 1036070. PMID 2187129.
  3. ↑ WILSON JA (1962). "Medicine in ancient Egypt". Bull Hist Med. 36: 114–23. PMID 14007361.
  4. ↑ Gorji A, Khaleghi Ghadiri M (2001). "History of epilepsy in Medieval Iranian medicine". Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 25 (5): 455–61. doi:10.1016/s0149-7634(01)00025-2. PMID 11566482.
  5. ↑ Lai CW, Lai YH (1991). "History of epilepsy in Chinese traditional medicine". Epilepsia. 32 (3): 299–302. doi:10.1111/j.1528-1157.1991.tb04655.x. PMID 2044493.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Panteliadis CP, Vassilyadi P, Fehlert J, Hagel C (2017). "Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century". Brain Dev. 39 (6): 457–463. doi:10.1016/j.braindev.2017.02.002. PMID 28249737.
  7. ↑ Friedland GW, Thurber BD (1996). "The birth of CT". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 167 (6): 1365–70. doi:10.2214/ajr.167.6.8956560. PMID 8956560.
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