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100 1 _aBriggs, Isaac George,
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245 1 0 _aEpilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia: Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-02-04
508 _aProduced by Martin Agren, Keith Edkins and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHysteria
653 _aNeurasthenia
653 _aEpilepsy
653 _aNervous system -- Diseases
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14901
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