Collado-Vázquez S, Carrillo J M
Departamento de Fisioterapia, Terapia Ocupacional, Rehabilitación y Medicina Física, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, España.
Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Psicología Clínica, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España.
Neurologia. 2014 Sep;29(7):433-40. doi: 10.1016/j.nrl.2011.05.012. Epub 2011 Sep 1.
Medicine and literature have been linked from ancient times; proof of this shown by the many doctors who have made contributions to literature and the many writers who have described medical activities and illnesses in their works. An example is The Egyptian, the book by Mika Waltari that provides a masterly narration of the protagonist's medical activity and describes the trepanation technique.
The present work begins with the analysis of trepanations since prehistory and illustrates the practice of the trepanation in The Egyptian. The book mentions trepanation frequently and illustrates how to practice it and which instruments are required to perform it. Trepanation is one of the oldest surgical interventions carried out as treatment for cranial trauma and neurological diseases, but it also had the magical and religious purpose of expelling the evil spirits which caused the mental illness, epilepsy, or migraine symptoms.
Trepanation is a surgical practice that has been carried out since prehistory to treat post-traumatic epilepsy, migraine, and psychiatric illness. The Egyptian is a book that illustrates the trepan, the trepanation technique, and the required set of instruments in full detail.
医学与文学自古就相互关联；众多医生对文学做出贡献以及众多作家在其作品中描述医疗活动和疾病便是证明。一个例子是米卡·瓦尔塔里所著的《埃及人》，该书精彩地叙述了主人公的医疗活动并描述了环锯术。
本研究从对史前环锯术的分析开始，并阐述了《埃及人》中的环锯术实践。该书频繁提及环锯术，并说明了如何实施以及实施所需的器械。环锯术是最古老的外科手术干预之一，用于治疗颅脑创伤和神经疾病，但它也有驱逐导致精神疾病、癫痫或偏头痛症状的邪灵的神奇和宗教目的。
环锯术是一种自史前就已实施的外科手术，用于治疗创伤后癫痫、偏头痛和精神疾病。《埃及人》是一本详细阐述环锯、环锯术以及所需器械的书籍。
