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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2025

Andrés Pelavski
Andrés Pelavski
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Impaired Consciousness in Ancient Medical Texts , pp. 224 - 226
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025
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Index

acute psychosis, 20, 25, 46
alcohol. see delirium, alcohol-associated
alertness, connectedness and responsiveness, 12, 45, 164
anima
and fainting, 163–164
Celsian, 173
Epicurean, 174
animus, mens, consilium, 128, 173, see also higher order functions, Celsus
Aretaeus
context, historical, 5
lax eclecticism, 5, 49, 50, 116, 129, 171–172, 200
Aristotle, 53, 112, 139, 193
Asclepiades, 42, 112, 174
Caelius Aurelianus, 112
capacities, mental/cognitive. see higher order functions
cardiacum, 169
castoreum, 54
Celsus
context, historical, 4
influences, philosophical, corpuscular, 174, 200
Roman encyclopaedism, 4, 117, 176
coma vigil, 13, 30
consciousness
and HOF, 147
blurred boundaries between prototypes, 92–95, 113–117, 134–137, 156, 164
cognitive definition of, 11
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), 10, 97, 106
healthy versus abnormal, 134–137
levels of, 95–98, 122–123, 137–139
medical aspects, 9, 11, 85, 151
delirium
alcohol-associated, 26–28, 33, 46, 91
definition, 19, 82
pathophysiological mechanism, 34–35, 50–53, 75
symptoms, 31–32, 40–41, 47, 62
treatment, 35, 42–44, 53–55, 69, 119
delusion, 20, 39, 45, 61
dementia, 21, 46
dianoia. see higher order functions
disease
bodily location, 32–34, see also locus affectus
definitions, 22, 77–82
drowsiness, 95–98
drowsy impaired consciousness. see drowsiness
drunkenness. see delirium, alcohol-associated
Epicurus, 174, 178
Galen
context, historical, 6
tripartite medical system, 7, 63, 75, 201
gnômê. see higher order functions
hallucinations
Aretaeus, 47
Celsus, 38, 40
Galen, 63
Hippocratric corpus, 31
heat, 51, 116, 184
hêgemonikon
location, 65
organisation, Galenic, 64, 140–143
higher order functions. see also consciousness and HOF
Aretaeus, 129–131
Celsus, 176
definition, 21
Galen, 143–144
Hippocratic corpus, 100–109, 157
Hippocratic corpus
context, historical, 2
homogeneity versus heterogeneity, 2, 99, 198
Homer, 158, 160
illness. see disease
insania. see mental illness, Celsus
insanity. see mental illness
lethargy
Aretaeus, 53, 111, 119–120
Celsus, 41, 110, 113
Galen, 134, 138
Hippocratic corpus, 78
pathophysiologic mechanism, 53
treatment. see delirium, treatment
locus affectus, 41–42, 49, 65–69
Lucretius, 174–177
madness. see mental illness
mania
Aretaeus, 46
Celsus, 38
Galen, 58
Hippocratic corpus, 39
melancholia
Celsus, 38
Galen, 60–61
Hippocratic corpus, 29
membership gradience, 11, 73, 87, 137
mens. see animus, mens, consilium
mental illness
Aretaeus, 46
Celsus, 39
definitions, 14, 20, 76
Galen, 58
Hippocratic corpus, 23, 25, 31, 76
mind. see higher order functions
nous. see higher order functions
opium. see poppy (papaver)
phrên, phrênes. see higher order functions
phrenitis
Aretaeus, 45
Celsus (phrenêsis), 36–39, 41
Galen, 58, 63–65, 138
Hippocratic corpus, 28–31, 33
pathophysiological mechanism. see delirium, pathophysiological mechanism
symptoms. see delirium, symptoms
treatment. see delirium, treatment
phronêsis. see higher order functions
phusis, 170, 179–182, 191
pneuma
Aretaeus, 50
Galen, 184, 190
poppy (papaver), 43, 70, 112
psuchê
and consciousness, 193, 194
Aretaeus, 165, 179–182
during sleep, 89
Galen, 140–143, 189–192
Hippocratic corpus, 154–156, 157
saturiasis, 118
sleep
biological aspects, 85
depth, 87. see also consciousness, levels of
disturbances, 41, 49, 69, 92, 117
extra-biological aspects, 86, 89, 91, 120–122, 140
healthy versus abnormal, 89–92, 117–120, 133–134
Soranus, 112
speech disorders, 32, 41, 48, 64
sunesis. see higher order functions
sunkopê
Aretaeus, 169–172
Galen, 186–189
post-Hellenistic, 167–172
sympathy, 68–69
syndrome, 22
terminology
delirium
Aretaeus, 46, 126
Celsus, 124–126
Galen, 144–145
Hippocratic corpus, 24, 28, 29, 32, 98–100
general ideas, 147
lucidity
Celsus, 114, 127
Hippocratic corpus, 93–95
phrasal terms, 108, 127–128
total loss of consciousness
Aretaeus, 164
Celsus, 163–164
Galen, 183
Hippocratic corpus, 154
thumos. see higher order functions
total loss of consciousness
body and soul, 152, 160, 179
medical definition, 151
wakeful impaired consciousness. See delirium

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  • Online publication: 04 December 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009616577.020
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