• J Headache Pain · Sep 2005

    Biography Historical Article

    Padua, the cradle of modern medicine: Bernardino Ramazzini (1633-1714) on headaches.

    • Giorgio Zanchin.
    • Department of Neurosciences, Padua University Medical School, Padua, Italy. giorgio.zanchin@unipol.it
    • J Headache Pain. 2005 Sep 1; 6 (4): 169-71.

    AbstractA prominent historian of Medicine, Henry Sigerist, quoted the Padua Medical School as "the cradle of modern medicine". This opinion is currently accepted worldwide. A short outline on the contribution of the Padua Medical School to the development of medical knowledge in its "golden age" is given. In this context, the work of a prominent figure of the 17(th) century Padua University and the founder of Occupational Medicine, Bernardino Ramazzini, is considered, with focus on his interest in headache.

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