From apoplexy to stroke.
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Apoplexy, cerebrovascular disease, and stroke: Historical evolution of terms and definitions
The long-standing concept of "apoplexy' can be followed from Antiquity, passing through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and reaching the Modern era and the present day, with the new designation of "stroke". The definition of "apoplexy" can be divided, by the history of autopsy, into a period predating this practice, which spanned from Antiquity until the Renaissance, with a relatively stable c...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Age and ageing
دوره 26 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997