The Idea of Epilepsy: A Medical and Social History of Epilepsy in the Modern Era (1860-2020)
A century and a half of epilepsy, the treatments, and the stigma that outlasted most of them.
Simon Shorvon covers the medical and social history of epilepsy from 1860 to 2020: the drugs, the surgery, the institutions, and the eugenic policies the diagnosis attracted. Remarkably thorough on a condition that has a near-perfect record of being misunderstood, and written by a leading clinician in the field.
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Tyler Cowen
Simon Shorvon, The Idea of Epilepsy: A Medical and Social History of Epilepsy in the Modern Era (1860-2020). A remarkably thorough and intelligent treatment of a topic that now has a near-perfect stand-alone book.
Source · August 2023
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