Seizure Disorders-views of the Indian Medical Systems
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The deschptions, etio-pathology and some aspects of treatment of the seizure disorders in the three Indian Systems of Medicine, namely The Siddha, The Ayurveda and The Unani are briefly mentioned. "If more or less, three humors cause disease, The learned count the wind is the first of these."Medicine, Thirukkural.
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