The relationship between the First World War and neurology: 100 years of "Shell Shock".

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The relationship between the First World War and neurology: 100 years of "Shell Shock".

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2017 May;75(5):317-319

Authors: Pedroso JL, Linden SC, Barsottini OG, Maranhão P, Lees AJ

Abstract
The First World War was a global war, beginning on 28 July 1914, until 11 November 1918. Soon after the beginning of the war, there was an "epidemic" of neurological conversion symptoms. Soldiers on both sides started to present in large numbers with neurological symptoms, such as dizziness, tremor, paraplegia, tinnitus, amnesia, weakness, headache and mutism of psychosomatic origin. This condition was known as shell shock, or "war neurosis". Because medically unexplained symptoms remain a major challenge, and considering the close relationship of symptoms described in shell shock with clinical neurology, we should study their history in order to improve future care.

PMID: 28591393 [PubMed - in process]

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