Τhe 30.1 Aristotelian problem is the most comprehensive and organized analysis of the phenomenon of melancholy in Aristotelian Corpus. Although, there are serious doubts if this text, as it was survived today, was written by Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) or by one of his followers -perhaps Theophrastus (372-287 B.C.)- nevertheless it is widely accepted that reflects the authentic ideas of Aristotle....

In spite of recent advances in supportive management and prevention of stroke, it is not uncommon to hear nonneurologists as well as neurologists express the opinion that "nothing can be done for a patient with a stroke." These individuals are expressing an attitude of therapeutic nihilism. The word nihilism is derived from the Latin nihil, meaning "nothing." A therapeutic nihilist is one who s...

the sectarian tradition. Firstly, Flemming considers a corpus of imperial rationalist or eclectic texts, which includes the work of Rufus of Ephesus, Aretaeus the Cappadocian, the pseudo-Galenic Introduction and Medical definitions, as well as the works of the authors called Anonymus Londinensis and Anonymus Parisinus. Secondly she studies the Gynaecology of Soranus of Ephesus, the only extant ...

There are many references to delirium in the extant works of Hippocrates and thus its history goes back almost 2,500 years. Greek and Roman writers recognized three main forms of mental disorders: mania, melancholia, and phrenitis or delirium. Aretaeus, a second century Roman writer, classified diseases as acute or chronic, and phrenitis and lethargy (lethargus) were the chief acute mental diso...

Although diabetes was identified by a Greek physician, Aretaeus of Cappadocia, about 2,000 years ago, this old disease remains incurable. Diabetes is characterized by insulin deficiency, insulin resistance, and aberrant glucose, protein, and lipid metabolism. Genetic and environmental factors are the primary causes of diabetes. It is estimated that about 300 million people globally are afflicte...

to Gotfredsen, Huang-Ti's famous textbook Nei Ching (Canon medicinae) contains a description of a disease which cannot be any other than diabetes mellitus. Hirsch says in 1883 that the earliest statements on diabetes mellitus are to be found in Sushruta's Ayur-Veda where Hessler's translation runs: 'Mellita urina laborantem quem medicus indicat, ille etiam incurabilis dictus est'. (When the doc...

"If from running, gymnastic exercises, or any other work, the breathing becomes difficult, it is called Asthma (<XmJlCX)". Aretaeus the Cappodician; lst Century AD [1]. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) was long ago recognized as a manifestation of asthma [1], and exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is a common presentation of childhood asthma. BACKER and ULRIK [2] reported that 16% of 494 h...

Historical. Tuberculosis is essentially a disease of civilization, which dates back to the earliest days of history. Tuberculous lesions have been found in ancient Egypt, in Mummies from the time of Rameses I and II, about 2,000 years before Christ, but whether the Egyptians recognised it or not, is not known. The earliest published descriptions of tuberculosis are those of the Greek Hippocrate...

Celiac disease (CD) is likely an ancient disease. It is thought that CD became a health problem as people moved from a hunter-gatherer economy to farming-based economy some time during the Neolithic period and geographically in the Fertile Crescent. Indeed, the earliest description of CD is attributed to Aretaeus the Cappadocian. Cappaddocia is adjacent to the Fertile Crescent. Recent studies o...

Copyright © 2012 Massachusetts Medical Society. Diabetes was first recognized around 1500 b.c.e. by the ancient Egyptians, who considered it a rare condition in which a person urinated excessively and lost weight. The term diabetes mellitus, reflecting the fact that the urine of those affected had a sweet taste, was first used by the Greek physician Aretaeus, who lived from about 80 to 138 c.e....