Medicine in Homer

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Eric Altschuler (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Metropolitan Hospital; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York Medical College, NY, USA)

Medicine in Homer

Eric Altschuler (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Metropolitan Hospital; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York Medical College, NY, USA)

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Academic Press Inc
01 August 2025

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Medicine in Homer explores injuries in the great epic poems of Homer from the perspective of contemporary medical professionals. This foundational text describes injuries included in both Odyssey and The Iliad, drawing on connections to neurology, toxicology, and genetics in ancient Greek times. As human anatomy remains unchanged, a careful study of trauma anatomy in Homer provides a unique window into the epics, their composition, and the development of medicine available today.

Edited by: Eric Altschuler (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Metropolitan Hospital; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine New York Medical College NY USA)
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 1.120kg
ISBN: 9780443329784
ISBN 10: 0443329788
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 01 August 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Section 1 Introduction 1. Introduction, synopsis of chapters and the Homeric question 2. Homer and orthopaedics 3. Physicians and other medical personnel in Homer 4. Thersites’ cleidocranial dysostosis and the story of the Iliad and Odyssey 5. Which translation of Homer should you use? Section 2 Trauma in Homer 6. A trauma registry of Homer’s Iliad 7. A trauma registry of Homer’s Odyssey 8. Trauma medicine in Homer 9. Upper extremity injuries in Homer 10. Chest trauma in Homer 11. Abdominal trauma in Homer 12. Lower extremity injuries in Homer 13. Maxillofacial trauma in Homer 14. Trauma in Homer: A classicist’s analysis and perspective Section 3 Neurology, Toxicology, Infectious Disease and Genetics in Homer 15. Neurotrauma and other neurology in Homer 16. A Case of antisocial personality disorder in Home 17. Plants, poisons, potions and plague in Homer 18. Eight generation genealogy of Homer’s Trojans Section 4 Further Perspectives on Medicine in Homer 19. Dating Homer’s linguistics with genetic methods 20. The Iliad’s and Odyssey's mythological networks 21. Did Homer write both the Iliad and the Odyssey? 22. Earthworks and geology in Homer 23. Women in Homer: A veteran’s perspective 24. War and medicine in Homer: a combat veteran’s perspective 25. Conclusion and future studies

Eric Altschuler, MD, PhD is Associate Chief and Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Metropolitan Hospital and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York Medical College. Dr. Altschuler is also an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Altschuler is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine, Neuromuscular Medicine and Electrodiagnostic medicine. In addition to clinical work in general PM&R and electro-diagnostics, Dr. Altschuler is a widely published and recognized expert in clinically applied and basic cognitive neuroscience. Dr. Altschuler was the first to report the use of mirror therapy for hemiparesis following stroke and for a combination amputation/orthopedic injury. Dr. Altschuler was the first to publish the use of animal assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) now in wide use for patients across the world.

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Medicine in Homer

Eric Altschuler (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Metropolitan Hospital; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York Medical College, NY, USA)

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