Open AccessLeopold Auenbrugger: Camphor-Induced Epilepsy – Remedy for Manic Psychosis
Author(s) -
John Pearce
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1421-9913
pISSN - 0014-3022
DOI - 10.1159/000109581
Subject(s) - psychosis , percussion , camphor , epilepsy , sketch , psychology , psychoanalysis , medicine , psychiatry , traditional medicine , surgery , computer science , algorithm
Leopold Auenbrugger invented the art of diagnostic percussion. This paper recalls his use of camphor to induce epileptic fits, which were considered a remedy for psychosis. The initiation of the art of percussion by Auenbrugger is outlined, with a brief biographical sketch.
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