PHARAONIC NEUROSURGERY: THE EDWIN SMITH SURGICAL PAPYRUS

The cases documented in the Smith papyrus are presented in a format that is very similar to that used by modern physicians. Each case begins with a medical history and physical investigation of the patient, whose wound is categorized as “an ailment I can treat”, “an ailment I shall contend with”, or “an ailment which not to be treated”

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