title: Neurology, poetry and the first world war of 1914-1918.
abstract: The First World War of 1914-1918 produced a wealth of disability and death and much has been written of this catastrophe for mankind. Prose is prolific and much poetry has been written too, some of it discussed here; it consists of works by healthcare workers and also about the effects of the war upon those who fought and those who were left behind. Some of the work is by neurologists and some deals with the neurological disorders of those who fought.
authors.affiliation: The Coach House, Exeter, UK; Society of Apothecaries, London, UK. Electronic address: cgardnerthorpe@me.com.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gardner-Thorpe
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D011037:Poetry as Topic / Q000266:history*; D047828:World War I
keywords: Craiglockhart Hospital; First World War; Henry Head; neurology; poetry; sensorimotor disorders; shell shock; visual loss