The sacred disease (epilepsy) is no more divine or sacred than any other disease, but has a natural cause.
Father of medicine
The sacred disease (epilepsy) is no more divine or sacred than any other disease, but has a natural cause.
Father of medicine
A revolutionary statement demystifying epilepsy and promoting a naturalistic view of disease.
c. 400 BCE (from 'On the Sacred Disease')
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