Michail Raftakis
@mraftakis.bsky.social
Postdoc at the University of Bologna. Historical demographer.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michail-Raftakis
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michail-Raftakis
Bottom line: Be cautious when interpreting historical convulsions mortality. Our study highlights the challenges and complexity of working with historical cause-of-death data.
June 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Bottom line: Be cautious when interpreting historical convulsions mortality. Our study highlights the challenges and complexity of working with historical cause-of-death data.
We found that declines in convulsions mortality relate more to new registration rules and medical advances than to falling infant mortality itself. “Convulsions” as a cause is deeply tied to context and local medical culture.
June 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We found that declines in convulsions mortality relate more to new registration rules and medical advances than to falling infant mortality itself. “Convulsions” as a cause is deeply tied to context and local medical culture.
Our findings: Deaths attributed to convulsions covered a range of underlying causes. Patterns differed significantly across locations, time periods, and age groups—even within the same country.
June 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Our findings: Deaths attributed to convulsions covered a range of underlying causes. Patterns differed significantly across locations, time periods, and age groups—even within the same country.
“Infantile convulsions” often described symptoms, not specific diseases. We combined qualitative analyses of historical medical thinking with quantitative data from Amsterdam, Hermoupolis, Maastricht & Rostock.
June 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
“Infantile convulsions” often described symptoms, not specific diseases. We combined qualitative analyses of historical medical thinking with quantitative data from Amsterdam, Hermoupolis, Maastricht & Rostock.