Artistic and documentary evidence for tetradysmelia from sixteenth century England

Anderson, T.

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“…The evidence of documents and contemporary illustrations, with few exceptions, has largely been overlooked [Anderson, 1994;Netsky andLapresle, 1956: Vrebos, 1986]. The present note draws attention to a sixteenthcentury illustrated document, which provides evidence for multiple congenital birth defects.…”

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Earliest evidence for arthrogryposis multiplex congenita or larsen syndrome?

Anderson

1997

Am. J. Med. Genet.

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A sixteenth-century illustrated pamphlet from Great Britain suggests that documentary evidence may permit accurate diagnosis of pathological conditions in earlier societies. The document is of particular importance, since the presented congenital abnormalities, including cleft lip, spina bifida cystica, genu recurvatum, and talipes deformity are reported rarely in archaeological skeletal material. It is suggested that the combination of abnormalities may represent the earliest case of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita or Larsen syndrome.

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Earliest evidence for arthrogryposis multiplex congenita or larsen syndrome?

Anderson

1997

Am. J. Med. Genet.

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“…The study of disease in earlier societies is almost exclusively based on the examination of archaeologically recovered skeletal or mummified remains. The evidence of documents and contemporary illustrations, with few exceptions, has largely been overlooked [Anderson, 1994;Netsky andLapresle, 1956: Vrebos, 1986]. The present note draws attention to a sixteenthcentury illustrated document, which provides evidence for multiple congenital birth defects.…”

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confidence: 88%

Earliest evidence for arthrogryposis multiplex congenita or larsen syndrome?

Anderson

1997

Am. J. Med. Genet.

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“…The disease may be the focus of the work of art, or it may be incidental. The most common diseases investigated in this manner are skin diseases (Vérut, 1973;Ober, 1983;Dequeker et al, 1995), rheumatological conditions (Dequeker and Rico, 1992;Espinel, 1994), diseases causing disability (Anderson, 1994;Espinel, 1995), and epidemics (Kowalski and Agger, 2009). This may well be due to fact that they are often highly visible to the observer.…”

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Improving the use of historical written sources in paleopathology

Mitchell

2017

International Journal of Paleopathology

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The texts written by the people of past societies can provide key information that enhances our understanding of disease in the past. Written sources and art can describe cultural contexts that not only help us interpret lesions in excavated human remains, but also provide evidence for past disease events themselves. However, in recent decades many biohistorical articles have been published that claim to diagnose diseases present in past celebrities or well known individuals, often using less than scholarly methodology. This article aims to help researchers use historical written sources and artwork responsibly, thus improving our understanding of health and disease in the past. It explores a broad range of historical sources, from medical texts and histories to legal documents and tax records, and it highlights how the key to interpreting any past text is to understand who wrote it, when it was written, and why it was written. Case studies of plague epidemics, crucifixion, and the spinal deformity of King Richard III are then used to highlight how we might better integrate archaeological and historical evidence. When done well, integrating evidence from both archaeological and historical sources increases the probability of a complete and well-balanced understanding of disease in past societies.

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Artistic and documentary evidence for tetradysmelia from sixteenth century England

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

Earliest evidence for arthrogryposis multiplex congenita or larsen syndrome?

Earliest evidence for arthrogryposis multiplex congenita or larsen syndrome?

Earliest evidence for arthrogryposis multiplex congenita or larsen syndrome?

Improving the use of historical written sources in paleopathology

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