The history of migraine from Mesopotamian to Medieval times

The first descriptions of migraine can be traced back nearly 4,000 years from the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia (Sumeria and Babylonia) through Egyptian, Greek and Roman epochs. Through Byzantine, Arabic and Medieval times there are only patchy references until the 17th century, when European...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cephalalgia 1995-10, Vol.15 (15_suppl), p.1-3
1. Verfasser:	Rose, F Clifford
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ancient Greece Byzantine Byzantium Egypt Graeco‐Roman Greece history History of medicine History, Ancient History, Medieval Humans migraine Migraine Disorders - history Rome
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Zusammenfassung:	The first descriptions of migraine can be traced back nearly 4,000 years from the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia (Sumeria and Babylonia) through Egyptian, Greek and Roman epochs. Through Byzantine, Arabic and Medieval times there are only patchy references until the 17th century, when European physicians first gave full case reports.
ISSN:	0333-1024 1468-2982
DOI:	10.1111/J.1468-2982.1995.TB00040.X