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Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) and His Injury in Kyropolis Reconsidered.
Laios, Konstantinos; Konofaou, Vasiliki; Michaleas, Spyros N; Tsoucalas, Gregory; Charalabopoulos, Alexandros; Zografos, Konstantinos; Androutsos, George; Karamanou, Marianna.
Afiliação
  • Laios K; Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
  • Konofaou V; Neurosurgical Department, Children' s Hospital "P. & A. Kyriakou", Athens, Greece.
  • Michaleas SN; Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
  • Tsoucalas G; Department of History of Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Greece.
  • Charalabopoulos A; 1st Department of Surgery, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
  • Zografos K; 1st Department of Surgery, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
  • Androutsos G; Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Greece.
  • Karamanou M; Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Maedica (Bucur) ; 18(1): 161-163, 2023 Mar.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37266480
Purpose: To reconsider Alexander the Great's injury in Kyropolis. Methods: Historical sources were compared with modern neurosurgery. Results: Earlier interpretations were focused on the transient blindness Alexander the Great presented after the injury, but according to our point of view we should rather focus on his dysarthria which lasted almost two months. Conclusion: We propose the hypothesis that Alexander the Great developed a posttraumatic delayed cerebellar syndrome after the injury.

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article