An Inaugural Dissertation on Compression of the Brain from Concussion
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- An Inaugural Dissertation on Compression of the Brain from Concussion
- Author
- John B. Hicks
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1332784038
- ISBN 13
- 9781332784035
- Item weight
- 136 grams
Exploring the unsettled science of brain injury in a historic dissertation
This edition presents an inaugural essay on compression of the brain from concussion, a work that debates the causes, symptoms, and treatment of brain injuries in a medical era before modern neurology.
It contrasts concussion with compression, questions old theories, and argues for a careful, humane approach to patient care.
Readers will encounter early medical reasoning about remote and proximate causes, clinical signs after head trauma, and the struggle to define effective cures. The text challenges established practice and invites critical thinking about how physicians understood the brain and how they chose interventions.
- Definitions and symptoms described in historical case contexts.
- Arguments about the roles of concussion, compression, and vitals in patient outcomes.
- Rhetorical critique of practices and a call for more careful, humane care.
- Foundational ideas that influenced later debates in brain injury treatment.
Ideal for readers of medical history, philosophy of surgery, and the evolution of neurology.
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