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Stereo-Electro-Encephalo-Graphy (SEEG) With Robotic Assistance in the Presurgical Evaluation of Medical Refractory Epilepsy: A Technical Note
Published on: June 13, 2016
The Ohio Hospital for Epileptics-the first "epilepsy colony" in America
Djem Kissiov1, Taylor Dewall, Bruce Hermann
1Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-2281, USA.
Abstract:
This review examines the planning, development, and course of the first established colony for epilepsy in the United States-The Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. The events leading to the development of the colony, its early course, and the people who were instrumental in its establishment and maintenance are reviewed. At approximately the same time as the development of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics, eugenics was gaining momentum in America, which affected epilepsy deeply. How this movement influenced thinking and practice at the Ohio Hospital is also reviewed.
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