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Imhotep and the Discovery of Cerebrospinal Fluid
Author
Source
Anatomy Research International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Herbowski (2013) suggested recently the Egyptian Imhotep from the 3rd dynasty in Egypt to be the discoverer of cerebrospinal fluid.
There are, however, no sources within the first 2000 years after Imhotep suggesting him to be in any way connected with the field of medicine.
Over the course of three millennia Imhotep evolves into the sage who besides architecture also masters the arts of medicine, magic, astronomy, and astrology, at the same time as him being transformed from man to demi-God, and finally to a God.
The identification of Imhotep as a doctor has thus little to do with facts and it is unlikely that he had anything to do with the Edwin-Smith papyrus from a much later period where CSF is first mentioned.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Blomstedt, Patric. 2014. Imhotep and the Discovery of Cerebrospinal Fluid. Anatomy Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Blomstedt, Patric. Imhotep and the Discovery of Cerebrospinal Fluid. Anatomy Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Blomstedt, Patric. Imhotep and the Discovery of Cerebrospinal Fluid. Anatomy Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457829
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457829