title: "Of stupidity or folly": Thomas Willis's perspective on mental retardation.
abstract: "Mental retardation" is a modern term for an age old problem. The descriptions of paediatric cases contained within the works of Thomas Willis (1621-75) have been increasingly recognised for their insight into seventeenth century child health practices.
authors.affiliation: North Warwickshire PCT, UK. anw@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D009626:Terminology as Topic