title: [Medical teaching in Galen: why does he report clinical cases?].
abstract: The article explains why Galen uses the exposition of clinical cases as a didactic tool in his anatomical demonstrations, in his physiological experiences, in his therapeutical choices, in prognosis, in reporting the errors of his colleagues.
authors.affiliation: Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gourevitch
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history*; D018645:Greek World / Q000266:history; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D013663:Teaching / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods