title: The Ohio Hospital for Epileptics-the first "epilepsy colony" in America.
abstract: This review examines the planning, development, and course of the first established colony for epilepsy in the United States-The Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. The events leading to the development of the colony, its early course, and the people who were instrumental in its establishment and maintenance are reviewed. At approximately the same time as the development of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics, eugenics was gaining momentum in America, which affected epilepsy deeply. How this movement influenced thinking and practice at the Ohio Hospital is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-2281, USA.
authors.forename: Djem
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kissiov
authors.forename: Taylor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dewall
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hermann
mesh_terms: D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006761:Hospitals / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D009820:Ohio; D014481:United States
keywords: Behavior; Epilepsy; Epilepsy colony; Eugenics; History