Bonati, Isabella2024-01-232024-01-232022-10-11Isabella bonati, Hydrocephalus in Context: A History from Graeco-Roman Sources, Early Science and Medicine, 27.4, 333-3501383-7427http://hdl.handle.net/10451/62052The history of the scientific description and conceptualisation of the condition named “hydrocephalus” goes back to Graeco-Roman antiquity. The present article provides an extensive examination of the ancient Greek and Latin texts on the topic, including the only extant medical papyrus dealing with it. A thorough investigation of these primary sources allows us to expand our knowledge of this disorder throughout history and how its nosological conception has varied over time.engHydrocephalusGraeco-roman medicineHistory of diseasesGreek and latin medical literatureMedical papyriAndreas VesaliusNeurosurgeryjournal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1163/15733823-202200511573-3823