Table 1 Different meanings and concepts of “retrospective diagnosis”
Category of investigation | Meaning and concept |
|---|---|
Retrospective Diagnosis in Clinical Medicine | Diagnosis that is made by hindsight, such as after the knowledge of postmortem examination, laboratory tests, and forensic examination |
Retrospective Diagnosis in Psychiatry | Pathography, or a psychiatric diagnosis made from written products |
Retrospective Diagnosis of a Famous Historical Figure | Diagnosis of a deceased famous historical figure based on biography and other documents and artifacts |
Retrospective Diagnosis of Historical Diseases | Scientific identification of historical diseases based on archeological material, documents and artifacts |