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Contemporary reaction to Ignaz Semmelweis
Xenocrates of Aphrodisias
Alethse de la Torre Rosas
Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder
Mass psychogenic illness
Nablus mask-like facial syndrome
New daily persistent headache
ICHD classification and diagnosis of migraine