Journal of medical biography
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Biography Historical Article
The Edwin Smith surgical papyrus: description and analysis of the earliest case of aphasia.
The Edwin Smith surgical papyrus, which dates back nearly five millennia, is the oldest known medical text and contains the first written example of the word "brain", as well as the earliest known descriptions of the meninges and the cerebrospinal fluid. The papyrus describes 48 cases and gives the first accounts of several forms of brain injury and their associated complications. ⋯ The patient, frustrated by his inability to speak, developed nuchal stiffness, which might have been due to meningeal irritation. The case concludes with the advice that a patient with such a grave condition should only be comforted, not treated.
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