The Roman Empire legacy of Galen (129–200 ad)

  • Mohammadali M. Shoja
  • , R. Shane Tubbs
  • , Kamyar Ghabili
  • , Christoph J. Griessenauer
  • , Margaret Wood Balch
  • , Mariana Cuceu

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Abstract

Introduction: Galen of Pergamum was the physician of Roman Emperors and contributed to our early understanding of medicine and anatomy. Herein, we present a short biography of Galen and review his multiple contributions to medicine and anatomy. Conclusions: Although it has been almost 2,000 years since Galen walked the streets of the Roman Empire, his legacy continues via multiple eponyms that bare his name.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-5
Number of pages5
JournalChild's Nervous System
Volume31
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Clinical Neurology

Keywords

  • History
  • Medicine
  • Roman

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