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Mummy paints picture of stroke treatment in ancient Egypt

A recent scientific study registered the oldest case of an ischemic stroke discovered in an Egyptian mummy.
Egypt mummy

CAIRO — A study in the latest issue of the World Neurosurgery journal registered the oldest case of an ischemic stroke discovered in an Egyptian mummy. According to the study, the type of mummification suggests that ancient Egyptians knew procedures to rehabilitate stroke patients.

The joint research team based at the Alcalá University in Spain, New Jersey University, and the American University in Cairo, found that “the mummy was of a woman between 25 and 40 years old. The mummification was done professionally as the mummification and evisceration process were performed with precision.”

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