Publications by authors named "Fermin Palma"
Article Synopsis
- Memory and its care were key topics in early modern Spain, particularly regarding legal and rhetorical implications as well as medical discussions that emerged in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Juan Gutiérrez de Godoy's 1629 treatise, "De memoria et reminiscentia," is notable for being solely focused on the medical aspects of memory, discussing causes of cognitive impairment, including aging, and offering prevention and treatment strategies.
- The book is significant for understanding 17th-century views on memory, as it draws on a wide range of historical scholars and includes intriguing ideas such as the use of anacardium, a concoction believed to enhance memory.
Introduction: The incidence of high-grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia (HGAIN) -with an aetiological based on high-risk types of human papillomavirus- is increasing in some high-risk groups. Screening for HGAIN includes routine anal cytology and, more recently, HPV genotyping. The main objective of this study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of anal cytology and HPV genotyping for the detection of HGAIN.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDon Quixote de la Mancha, which is considered one of the most important and influential works of Western modern prose, contains many references of interest for almost all of the medical specialties. In this regard, numerous references to neurology can be found in Cervantes' immortal work. In this study, we aimed to read Don Quixote from a neurologist's point of view, describing the neurological phenomena scattered throughout the novel, including tremors, sleep disturbances, neuropsychiatric symptoms, dementia, epilepsy, paralysis, stroke, syncope, traumatic head injury, and headache; we relate these symptoms with depictions of those conditions in the medical literature of the time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Hepatic hydatidosis. Umbilicoportography in its topographical diagnosis].
Rev Esp Enferm Apar Dig
December 1971