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Observationes medicae de capite humano: Hoc est, exempla capitis morborum , causarum signorum, evetuum, curationum, ut singularia, sic abdita & monstrosa, ex clariss. medicorum, veterum simul & recentiorum scriptis.

Publication Details

Basel: Ex officina Frobeniana, 1584 CE.

This work Schenck described his personal observations of language disorders, along with the observations of other physicians. He has been called a pioneer of neurolinguistics.

Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#12946
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/15193
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLobservbationes-medicae-der-capite-humano-hoc-est-exempla-capitis-morborum-causarumk-sigorum-evetuum-curationum-ut-singularia-sic-abdita-mostrosa-ex-clariss-medicorum-veterum-simul-recentiorum-scriptis

Geographic Context

Publication place: Basel