02126cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500780014626400510022430000470027533600260032233700260034833800360037450000310041050800920044152010760053353400450160965300130165465300170166765300130168465300310169785600430172899900170177114901UtSlPG20260610133341.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aRC1 aBriggs, Isaac George,d1892-10aEpilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia: Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-02-04  aProduced by Martin Agren, Keith Edkins and the PG Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.  a"Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia: Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment" by Isaac G. Briggs is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive overview of three prevalent neurological disorders, focusing on their causes, symptoms, and possible treatments, while presenting medical knowledge in an accessible manner for both professionals and the general public.  The opening of the book begins with a preface where Briggs expresses the need for a straightforward resource on these conditions, emphasizing the importance of personal discipline alongside medical expertise. He discusses how historical views have attributed epilepsy to supernatural causes, followed by a detailed description of major (grand mal) and minor (petit mal) epilepsy. The text outlines not only the physiological manifestations of these conditions but also the impact they have on the lives of sufferers, indicating a thorough exploration of their complexities and treatments throughout the chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHysteria  aNeurasthenia  aEpilepsy  aNervous system -- Diseases40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14901  c56289d56289