Buchanan W W, Upton A R M
J R Coll Physicians Edinb. 2005 Dec;35(4):371-3.
Few poets have written on medical topics, but one who did was William Dunbar, an eighteenth century Scots poet who wrote of his headache. His headache was severe enough to confine him to his house, and may have been migraine, but this remains uncertain. Scotland's king at that time was James IV who was well-educated and interested in medicine. He awarded Dunbar a salary, probably as secretary in his household, which may reflect his general support for education and the arts.
很少有诗人写过关于医学主题的作品，但有一位这样做的是威廉·邓巴，一位18世纪的苏格兰诗人，他写了自己的头痛经历。他的头痛严重到让他只能待在家里，可能是偏头痛，但这仍不确定。当时苏格兰的国王是詹姆斯四世，他受过良好的教育且对医学感兴趣。他给邓巴发了薪水，可能是让他担任家中的秘书，这或许反映了他对教育和艺术的普遍支持。
