The Study of Different Types of Tremor and Epilepsy in Avicenna’s Viewpoint and Modern Neurology

Tremor as an important sign in modern clinical neurology is related to several disorders of the nervous systems. In this study, it has been tried to compare Avicenna’s viewpoints with modern medicine. Epilepsy as a type of tremor has been also considered to be studied. The research methodology is descriptive, so the related literature on the study of Avicenna’s viewpoints and modern medicine has been reviewed. Therefore, different types of tremors mentioned in the Canon of Medicine have been reviewed. Next, the causes of epilepsy have been compared with modern medicine. Then, the relevance of Avicenna's views on different tremor types with modern neurology has been mentioned. Finally, it has been found that Avicenna’s viewpoints overlap with modern medicine in types of tremors and the causes of epilepsy. In addition, Avicenna’s viewpoint regarding the control of epilepsy has been also added that it is recommended to be studied in further research.