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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 129, No. 2

Articles | August 01, 1972

Ancient Descriptions of Organic Brain Syndrome: The "Kordiakos" of the Talmud

L. D. HANKOFF

Am J Psychiatry 1972;129:233-236.

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Director of Psychiatry, Misericordia Hospital, Bronx, N.Y. 10466

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The author discusses the meaning of the word "kordiakos." In the Talmud "kordiakos" refers to a syndrome characterized by dizziness, confusion, and mental incompetence after contact with a vat of new wine. While the term may be synonymous with delirium tremens, epilepsy, or transient acute anoxia, the author believes it was one of the earliest references to what is currently known as delirium tremens.

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