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Journal of the History of the Neurosciences
Basic and Clinical Perspectives
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The Disease of the Moon: The Linguistic and Pathological Evolution of the English Term “Lunatic”

M.A. Riva Research Centre on the History of Biomedical Thought, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy; Research Centre on Public Health, Department of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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L. Tremolizzo Neurology Section, Department of Neurosciences and Biomedical Technologies, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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M. Spicci Department of English Studies, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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C. Ferrarese Neurology Section, Department of Neurosciences and Biomedical Technologies, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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G. De Vito Research Centre on Public Health, Department of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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G.C. Cesana Research Centre on Public Health, Department of Clinical and Preventive Medicine, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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V.A. Sironi Research Centre on the History of Biomedical Thought, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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Pages 65-73 | Published online: 19 Jan 2011

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Ujjwal Chakraborty. (2020) Effects of different phases of the lunar month on living organisms. Biological Rhythm Research 51:2, pages 254-282.
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Jaime Carrizosa-Moog. (2022) Historical review of the cultural concepts around the denominations of epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 137, pages 108979.
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Shuyu Wang, Ray Boston, Nicholas Lawn & Udaya Seneviratne. (2022) Revisiting an ancient legend: influence of the lunar cycle on occurrence of first‐ever unprovoked seizures. Internal Medicine Journal 52:6, pages 1057-1060.
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Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow, Tapani Hakko, Helinä Hakko, Pirkko Riipinen & Markku Timonen. (2020) Synodic lunar phases and suicide: based on 2605 suicides over 23 years, a full moon peak is apparent in premenopausal women from northern Finland. Molecular Psychiatry 26:9, pages 5071-5078.
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Marc G. Leguia, Ralph G. Andrzejak, Christian Rummel, Joline M. Fan, Emily A. Mirro, Thomas K. Tcheng, Vikram R. Rao & Maxime O. Baud. (2021) Seizure Cycles in Focal Epilepsy. JAMA Neurology 78:4, pages 454.
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Daniel Sacchi, Michael Belingheri, Roberto Mazzagatti, Paolo Zampetti & Michele Augusto Riva. (2020) “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”: The Scientific Debate on Hypnosis and Its Legal Implications between the 19th and the 20th Century. European Neurology 83:1, pages 91-96.
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Thomas C. Erren & Philip Lewis. (2019) Hypothesis: Folklore perpetuated expression of moon-associated bipolar disorders in anecdotally exaggerated werewolf guise. Medical Hypotheses 122, pages 129-133.
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Florian Raible, Hiroki Takekata & Kristin Tessmar-Raible. (2017) An Overview of Monthly Rhythms and Clocks. Frontiers in Neurology 8.
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A. Perciaccante, M.A. Riva, A. Coralli, P. Charlier & R. Bianucci. (2016) The Death of Balzac (1799?1850) and the Treatment of Heart Failure During the Nineteenth Century. Journal of Cardiac Failure 22:11, pages 930-933.
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Willem M. Otte, Eric van Diessen, Gail S. Bell & Josemir W. Sander. (2013) Web-search trends shed light on the nature of lunacy: Relationship between moon phases and epilepsy information-seeking behavior. Epilepsy & Behavior 29:3, pages 571-573.
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