A demon in the bathroom

Demons lurking in bathrooms were also notorious among Jews, Arabs, and Europeans until the Middle Ages. 2 In modern times, drowning in the bathtub of patients suffering from an epileptic insult is well known and described as a serious threat. 3 Aside from epilepsy, cerebral haemorrhages ("if th...

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Published in:Journal of clinical pathology 2001-11, Vol.54 (11), p.876-876
Main Authors: van de Goot, F R W, ten Berge, R L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Baths
Demons
Drownings
Epilepsy
Epilepsy - history
Historical
History
History, 20th Century
History, Ancient
History, Medieval
Humans
Medicine
Mythology
Portrayals
Stroke (Disease)
Stroke - history
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Summary:Demons lurking in bathrooms were also notorious among Jews, Arabs, and Europeans until the Middle Ages. 2 In modern times, drowning in the bathtub of patients suffering from an epileptic insult is well known and described as a serious threat. 3 Aside from epilepsy, cerebral haemorrhages ("if the right side of his body is in its entirety let down: stroke (inflicted by) a Lurker ..."
ISSN:0021-9746
1472-4146
DOI:10.1136/jcp.54.11.876