Letter to the Editor Sheep in Greece, from antiquity to modern livestock and the Dementia in Sarakatsani herds Tsoucalas G1, Mourellou E1, Gatos GTh2, Gatos K2 1 Department of History of Medicine and Medical Deontology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece 2 Saint George Dementia Clinic, Nees Pagases-Alykes, Volos, Greece Correspondece Address. Gregory …

Editorial The Future of Personalized Medicine: How Genomic Data Is Shaping Individualized Treatment Plans Dimitrios Filippou Ass. Professor, Medical School, National and Kapodestrian University of Athens The beginning of the 21st century has brought about a profound change in medical approaches, transitioning from broad treatment guidelines to more personalized therapeutic methods. This evolution, largely fuelled …

Review Article (Erratum) Papantzikos Konstantinos*, Mitropoulou Maria*, Filippou Dimitrios, Troupis Theodoros, Chrysikos Dimosthenis   Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece (*Equally contributed)   Corresponding Address: Papantzikos Konstantinos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece, konstantinospapantzikos@gmail.com Name Correction: Papantzikos Konstantinos Abstract The aim of …

Review Article Dimosthenis Papadimitrakis1, Miltiadis Perdikakis1, Gregory Tsoucalas2, Dimitrios Filippou1,3 1 School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece 2 Dept. of the History of Medicine and Deontology of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece 3 Research and Education Institute in Biomedical Sciences   Corresponding Address: Dimosthenis Papadimitrakis, National …

Review Article Sinou Nikoleta1,2, Sinou Natalia 1,2, Koutroulakis Stamatios1, Filippou Dimitrios1,2 1 School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece 2 Research and Education Institute in Biomedical Sciences   Corresponding Address: Nikoleta Sinou, 18 Vakhou, Agia Paraskevi, Athens GR-15342, Athens, Greece email: nikoletta.sinou@gmail.com Abstract Introduction: Over the centuries, cannabis has been used …

Historical Vignette Evangelia Mourellou, Dimitra Bartzi, Gregory Tsoucalas Department of the History of Medicine and Medical Deontology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece. Dear Editor, The former Parnitha Sanatorium, now in ruins, was located on Mount Parnitha in the Municipality of Acharnon in the outskirts of the city of Athens. It was in …

Case Report Spiros Dellis 1, Nikolaos Taprantzis2, Evgenia Charitaki3, Dimitrios Filippou4, Dimosthenis Chrysikos4, Theodore Troupis4 1Konstantopoulio General Hospital, Athens, Greece 2 Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC 3 Department of General Surgery, Konstantopoulio General Hospital, Athens, Greece 4 Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC     …

Letter to the Editor Tsoucalas G1, Mourellou E1, Gatos GTh2, Gatos K2 1 Department of History of Medicine and Medical Deontology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece 2 Saint George Dementia Clinic, Nees Pagases-Alykes, Volos, Greece   Correspondece Address. Gregory Tsoucalas, Department of History of Medicine and Medical Deontology, School of Medicine, University …

Editorial Dimitrios FilippouAss. Professor, Medical School, National and Kapodestrian University of Athens The beginning of the 21st century has brought about a profound change in medical approaches, transitioning from broad treatment guidelines to more personalized therapeutic methods. This evolution, largely fuelled by progress in genomic technologies, has led to the rise of personalized medicine—where therapies …

Historical Review The Andalusian surgeon al-Zahrawi (936-1013) and his method of treatment for infantile hydrocephalus in Muslim Spain Ntakoulas G*, Mourellou E*, Tsoukalas G. Department of the History of Medicine and Medical Deontology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece. (* equal contribution) Abstract Hydrocephalus is a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid builds …