The Legacy of Syriac-Aramaic Scholars in Transmitting Neurosurgical Knowledge between Antiquity and the Middle Ages

The Legacy of Syriac-Aramaic Scholars in Transmitting Neurosurgical Knowledge between Antiquity and the Middle AgesWorld NeurosurgerySyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/BX9798L4/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.JaafarBasmaChristosAnagnostopoulosSylvainEl-KhouryAntoineCourbanAndrew J.GienappKenanArnautovicThe Legacy of Syriac-Aramaic Scholars in Transmitting Neurosurgical Knowledge between Antiquity and the Middle Ageshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/BX9798L4https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/BX9798L4https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/BX9798L4World Neurosurgery152202171-79The link between ancient Greek medicine and the Arabic translation period in the 9th Century cannot be understood without studying the contributions of Syriac scholars. With their mastery of Greek and the related Semitic languages of Syriac and Arabic, they initiated a scientific translation process with methods that prevail to this day. In this paper, we reviewed Hunayn Ibn Isshaq’s <i>Ten Treatises on the Eye</i> to elucidate the original contributions of the Syriac physicians to the field of neurological surgery. We analyzed the oldest known diagram of orbital anatomy along with Hunayn’s genuine ideas on the optic nerve anatomy and pathology, optic chiasm, afferent pupillary reflex, and papilledema and venous congestion. We also reviewed the neurosurgical elements found in the Syriac <i>Book of Medicines</i>, including the thought process in localizing neurological deficits based on clinical experience and anatomical dissections, and the earliest recorded description of brachial plexus pathology. Basma, Jaafar, Christos Anagnostopoulos, Sylvain El-Khoury, Antoine Courban, Andrew J. Gienapp, and Kenan Arnautovic. “The Legacy of Syriac-Aramaic Scholars in Transmitting Neurosurgical Knowledge between Antiquity and the Middle Ages.” World Neurosurgery 152 (2021): 71–79. Jaafar Basma et al., The Legacy of Syriac-Aramaic Scholars in Transmitting Neurosurgical Knowledge between Antiquity and the Middle Ages, World Neurosurgery 152 (2021): 71–79.Book of MedicinesHunayn ibn IshaqIX CENestoriansVII-XVIII CEmedicinescience