The Neurological Emergence of Epilepsy The National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic (1870-1895)

“Lekka’s book is an attracting work containing many important documents, materials, data and it deals with them from a well-focused perspective, raising far-reaching questions. It aims to be ‘a sociology of epilepsy and epileptics in late Victorian England’ … . the work had more potential than it has realized.” (Adam Tamas Tuboly, Review of History of Philosophy of Science Books, reviewhopos.blogspot.com, Vol. 1 (3), 2019)

From the book reviews:

“This book provides a fascinating glimpse into a group of neurological disorders during the later years of Victorian England. Works of this type will appeal to students, practitioners, and historians … . Neurologists, medical students, medical sociologists, and historians of medicine will appreciate it. … This is a unique work that contributes to our understanding of British neurology by examining the medical records of a notable physician’s patients from the late 19th century.” (Elizabeth Connor, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2014)