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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shakiba Hassanzadeh, MD[2]
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.
- Electroencephalography (EEG) started to gain attention in the late 19th century.[6]
- In the 20th century, rapid development in medical knowledge happened.[6]
- Brain computed tomography (CT) in the 1970’s[7]
- Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the 1980’s
- PET scan (positron emission tomography)
References
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 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.
- ↑ WILSON JA (1962). "Medicine in ancient Egypt". Bull Hist Med. 36: 114–23. PMID 14007361.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 6.0 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 "Historical documents on epilepsy: From antiquity through the 20th century".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.
- ↑ 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.