Investigating the Historical Course of Recognition of Meningitis (Phrenitis) in the Medicine of Islamic Civilization
Tārīkh-i pizishkī i.e., Medical History,
Vol. 12 No. 42 (1399),
15 March 2020
,
Page 99-106
https://doi.org/10.22037/mhj.v12i42.28711
Abstract
Background and Aim: Meningitis or inflammation of the brain membranes, also referred to as traditional medicine, Phrenitis or hot Sarsam, has long been known in Persian Medicine and therapies have also been cited. The study sought to highlight one of the scientific innovations in the medical history of Islamic civilization in the subject of meningitis, as well as to find the answer to the historical course of understanding meningitis in Islamic civilization, especially the compilation of Aviccena.
Materials and Methods: This study aimed to show one of the innovations of medical knowledge and its scientific depth in Islamic civilization which has been conducted in the library method relying on authentic sources of the history of medicine. Also, valid Internet resources such as Noor Mags, SID, Iran.doc, Scopus, PubMed and the Noor software continue to be investigated.
Ethical Considerations: Honesty and trusteeship were observed in reporting and publishing content and the quotes presented with the source used.
Findings: It seems that the description of meningitis was first described by Sheikh al-Rais Hakim Hussein ibn Abdullah ibn Sina (416-315d) in the Canon Book.
Conclusion: According to library evidence, Ibn Sina was well aware of the diagnosis and diagnosis of meningitis before "Sir Robert Witt", the difference between the acute and chronic types of the disease and its treatments have been presented.
Please cite this article as: Rajabnejad MR, Shourcheh B, Ghaderi Z. Investigating the Historical Course of Recognition of Meningitis (Phrenitis) in the Medicine of Islamic Civilization. Med Hist J 2020; 12(42): 99-106.
- Meningitis, Ibn Sina, Medical History, Islamic Civilization
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