Chapter 27 A history of cerebrovascular disease

Storey, Catherine E.; Pols, Hans

doi:10.1016/s0072-9752(08)02127-1

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“…An outline of the history of stroke usually begins with the Greco-Roman civilization [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. It is, however, less conventional to follow the Socratic method based on the premise that one lived in a time of complete ignorance.…”

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Historic review: select chapters of a history of stroke

Karenberg

2020

Neurol. Res. Pract.

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Background There is no shortage of books, chapters and papers on the history of stroke focusing predominantly on the last 150 years and enumerating endless “milestones”. Instead of adding another article to this body of knowledge, this essay aims at ensuring awareness for the “big picture”, the “grandes routes”, and the “striking breakes” without overloading the reader with too much detail. Results From a medical point of view, the history of stroke consists of two periods: the early era from the beginnings to 1812, and the following period from 1812 up to the present. It is argued that both periods require different methodical approaches, including disparate historiographical perspectives and varying forms of interpretation. In order to fully understand medical writings of the Greco-Roman era (Hippocratic writings, Galenic corpus) on “apoplexy”, a solid knowledge of ancient doctrines concerning health and disease is indispensable. During the Middle Ages, the spiritual perspective can be highlighted by focusing on miracle healing and patron saints. While stroke basically remained a conundrum for many doctors and patients in early modern times (ca. 1500–1800; Platter, Wepfer), the revolutionary perception and definition of the disease as a result of a lesion in the 1810s (Rochoux, Rostan) opened the door to a productive relationship of the upcoming discipline “neurology” with the natural sciences during the nineteenth century and beyond (Virchow et al.). The mostly unwritten history of stroke in the twentieth century should not only include the medical, but also the patient’s and the societal perspective. Conclusion A deeper insight into the recent and distant past will produce better educated strokologists – physicians who are able to put their own work into perspective.

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Historic review: select chapters of a history of stroke

Karenberg

2020

Neurol. Res. Pract.

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“…5 With such observations, apoplexy began to be understood as a predominantly vascular disease, a position strengthened by the discoveries of John Abercrombie (early 19th century) and Rudolf Virchow (early 20th century), the former recognising a link between arterial occlusive disease and areas of cerebral softening (caused by infarctions), and the latter reclassifying the causes of apoplexy as sanguinea (haemorrhagic) and ischaemica (Virchow's term). 9 Figure 1 depicts an historical timeline.…”

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The definition of stroke

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“…Hippocrates defined apoplexy by its catastrophic presentation: a sudden loss of consciousness, motion and sensation, and presented the disease as a result of the imbalance of the four humours [5]. His conception had a remarkable longevity, including his follower Galen, who stated that apoplexy might result from a failure of flow of the animal spirits caused by the accumulation of phlegm within the ventricles [5]. When autopsies became relatively common in the 16th century, the humoral theory of apoplexy began to be questioned, and it was recognised that some causes of diseases were found in solid organs [6].…”

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Descriptions of Apoplexy by Joseph Frank in the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century in Vilnius

Sakalauskaitė-Juodeikienė

Jatužis²

2017

Eur Neurol

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In the beginning of the 19th century, apoplexy was understood to be a disease of the cerebral blood vessels, manifesting with a sudden weakening or extinction of sensation and the patient's inability to move. In this study, we examined the situation of neurology in the beginning of the 19th century in Vilnius through the perspective of a nervous system disease - apoplexy. Case reports and descriptions of apoplexy in the textbook and memoirs by Joseph Frank (1771-1842), descriptions of patients with apoplexy from the proceedings of Vilnius University Clinic were analysed. It was identified that the main cause of apoplexy was not an imbalance of the four humours but the pathology of cerebral blood vessels. However, following ancient tradition, the principles of recreation and moderation were thought to be important for the prevention of apoplexy, and bloodletting and diet were believed to be essential for the treatment.

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Chapter 27 A history of cerebrovascular disease

Cited by 10 publications

References 65 publications

Historic review: select chapters of a history of stroke

Historic review: select chapters of a history of stroke

The definition of stroke

Descriptions of Apoplexy by Joseph Frank in the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century in Vilnius

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