The Beginnings of Attention Deficit in a Dutch 18th Century Medical Treatise
Michiel W. van Kernebeek,
Cleo L. Crunelle
Abstract:Objective: An early description, possibly the earliest, of attention deficit disorder in a 1753 Dutch medical book by Cornelius Kloekhof is presented. Method: The author of this text is briefly introduced and contextualized. The text is translated from Latin and afterwards, its impact on later scientific literature is discussed. Results and Conclusions: Kloekhofs description of attention deficit was one of the first and thoroughly inspired the subsequent literature, such as Adam Weikard, making this text an im… Show more
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