Stories
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The cures and demons of sleep paralysis
Discover the murky past of sleep paralysis, the terrifying disorder once associated with demonic possession
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Ginger’s role in cures and courtroom battles
Some people will use a dose of ginger to help with hangovers – but it hasn’t always been a friend to the thirsty.
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The mystery of the malignant brain
In 1884 a neurologist successfully used a patient’s symptoms, plus a new kind of map, to locate a brain tumour. Discover how his best-laid plans for treatment worked out.
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Public health campaigns and the ‘threat’ of disability
By continuing to represent disability as the feared outcome of disease, public health campaigns help to perpetuate prejudice against disabled people.
Catalogue
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Paralysis of trapezius.
Date: 1889- Digital Images
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Paralysis of the left serratus magnus
St Bartholomew's Hospital Photographic Society- Books
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Paralysis of divergence / by Alexander Duane.
Duane, A. (Alexander), 1858-1926.Date: 1905- Books
Paralysis agitans, developing after an injury / by Samuel West.
West, Samuel (Samuel Hatch), 1848-1920.Date: 1887- Books
Paralysis in children / by R.G. Gordon and M. Forrester Brown.
Gordon, R. G. (Ronald Grey), 1889-Date: 1933