Apoplexy

Louis R. Caplan; Aishwarya Aggarwal

doi:10.1017/9781009030854.011

Chapter Eight - Apoplexy

Ideas and Concepts, Seventeenth to Twentieth Centuries

from Part II - Basic Knowledge, Sixteenth to Early Twentieth Centuries

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 December 2022

Louis R. Caplan and

Aishwarya Aggarwal

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Louis R. Caplan: Affiliation:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre
Aishwarya Aggarwal: Affiliation:
John F. Kennedy Medical Center

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Sudden or protracted loss of bodily motion and functions has fascinated physicians throughout history. Coma, stupor, and paralysis are difficult conditions to ignore, especially when they develop suddenly. Apoplexy was a term introduced (possibly by Hippocrates) before the common era for such diverse bodily states. Since then many physicians have written about apoplexy: its definitions, concepts, phenomenology, examples, purported mechanisms, epidemiology, causes, and outcomes. I (LRC) will herein be eclectic, mentioning some contributions briefly but emphasizing individuals and ideas that had more important content and lasting influence.

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Type: Chapter
Information: Stories of Stroke
Key Individuals and the Evolution of Ideas
, pp. 42 - 54

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