Stroke in ancient times: a reinterpretation of Psalms 137:5,6.
Stroke was probably first described in Psalms 136: 5-6 of the Catholic Bible, and Psalms 137:5-6 of the Evangelical Bible. Based on the Portuguese, Spanish, English, German, Dutch, Russian, Greek, and original Hebrew Bible, the significance of this Psalm is the invocation of a punishment, of which the final result would be a stroke of the left middle cerebral artery, causing motor aphasia and right hemiparesis.
Resende
Luiz Antonio de Lima
LA
Department of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry, Botucatu School of Medicine, São Paulo State University, Brazil. luanlire@hotmail.com
Weber
Silke Anna Theresa
SA
Bertotti
Marcelo Fernando Zeugner
MF
Agapejev
Svetlana
S
D001633:Bible; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000266:history; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D020521:Stroke / Q000266:history*; D014177:Translations