The care of epileptics: from the madhouse to the League against Epilepsy.
We trace the first steps in the organization of the International League against Epilepsy, the great initial impetus for which came from an Italian savant, Prof. Tamburini, among others. The League came into being because of the need to differentiate epilepsy from insanity and to channel into a single institution all research into the etiopathogenesis, new therapies and principles of care to ensure their rapid diffusion all over the world.
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Dipartimento di Salute Mentale USL 50, Nocera Inferiore.
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D004827:Epilepsy / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history*