Cranial trauma in ancient Greece: from Homer to classical authors.
Konsolaki E, Astyrakaki E, Stefanakis G, Agouridakis P, Askitopoulou H.
Konsolaki E, et al.
J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2010 Dec;38(8):549-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2010.02.009. Epub 2010 Mar 19.
J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2010.
PMID: 20303279
They describe some interesting cases of head trauma in prominent men, such as the poet Aeschylos, the kings Pyrrhos and Kyros and Alexander the Great. Most of these descriptions show that the ancient Greeks possessed very good knowledge of the anatomy of the head and neck …
They describe some interesting cases of head trauma in prominent men, such as the poet Aeschylos, the kings Pyrrhos and Kyros and Ale …