Please note: The following piece was never meant to demystify the mysterious wonders of my wonderful God. Let’s pick our neurological spectacles and theological walking sticks as we become utterly inundated with the light of understanding.

Reference: 1 Samuel 17

Goliath’s height was six cubits and a span (approximately 2.5–3 m). The only condition which could have caused such tallness is acromegaly which arises possibly because of the tumour of the anterior pituitary gland. Goliath was not nippy at all possibly because of his arthropathy and myopathy which are signs of acromegaly.
Goliath sustained an appurtenant visual defect caused by the pituitary tumour which allowed David to sneak up unnoticed. This is corroborated in (I Samuel 17: 43): “The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?””, whereas it is more likely that David held only one stick; and in (I Samuel 17:41): “and the man that bare the shield went before him.” This man who went before this leviathan was most likely his searchlight to noticing the enemy’s presence.

The pituitary macroadenoma caused bitemporal hemianopsia as a result of optic chiasma compression in the suprasellar region. Goliath’s brother and some of his sons had similar physical appearance so it was genetic. (2 Samuel 21)

1 Samuel 17:49, “And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead that the stone sunk into his forehead.” According to contemporary ballistic analysis, such a high-velocity head injury could have killed even a healthy person from a distance of 30–40 m. It can be inferred that Goliath had enlarged frontal sinuses with a thinner frontal bone as a consequence of acromegaly, which could have made the stone penetrate deeply without ricocheting like a ‘strong’ shot played against a football net. The pituitary tumour could have rested long on the Circle of Willis thereby enfeebling the vessels, which could have been the source of bleeding. There could have been an acute occlusion of the Foramen of Monro due to bleeding, which could have led to acute decerebration. Intracranial pressure would have been increased beyond compensation (Monro-Kelly’s hypothesis) causing a transtentorial herniation leading to unconsciousness. He died after the decapitation but the stone made him unconscious.

Thanks for reading. May the Chief Host of Heaven decapitate any 'stronghead' risen against you. Happy Sunday!

Story story... Forget the story and give God the glory... It was God that helped david killed goliath.. It was not the xtics of goliath...tanks for reading..

Thats just a fable. Anyone noticed how, in the paintings Goliath grew smaller as we got older?

drmarkgeorge: Please note: The following piece was never meant to demystify the mysterious wonders of my wonderful God. Let’s pick our neurological spectacles and theological walking sticks as we become utterly inundated with the light of understanding.

Reference: 1 Samuel 17

Goliath’s height was six cubits and a span (approximately 2.5–3 m). The only condition which could have caused such tallness is gigantism which arises possibly because of the tumour of the anterior pituitary gland. Goliath was not nippy at all possibly because of his arthropathy and myopathy which are signs of gigantism.
Goliath sustained an appurtenant visual defect caused by the pituitary tumour which allowed David to sneak up unnoticed. This is corroborated in (I Samuel 17: 43): “The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?””, whereas it is more likely that David held only one stick; and in (I Samuel 17:41): “and the man that bare the shield went before him.” This man who went before this leviathan was most likely his searchlight to noticing the enemy’s presence.

The pituitary macroadenoma caused bitemporal hemianopia as a result of optic chiasma compression in the Turkish saddle. Goliath’s brother and some of his sons had similar physical appearance so it was genetic. (2 Samuel 21)

1 Samuel 17:49, “And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead that the stone sunk into his forehead.” According to contemporary ballistic analysis, such a high-velocity head injury could have killed even a healthy person from a distance of 30–40 m. It can be inferred that Goliath had enlarged frontal sinuses with a thinner frontal bone as a consequence of gigantism, which could have made the stone penetrate deeply without ricocheting like a ‘strong’ shot played against a football net. The pituitary tumour could have rested long on the Circle of Willis thereby enfeebling the vessels, which could have been the source of bleeding. There could have been an acute occlusion of the Foramen of Monro due to bleeding, which could have led to acute decerebration. Intracranial pressure would have been increased beyond compensation (Monro-Kelly’s hypothesis) causing a transtentorial herniation leading to unconsciousness. He died after the decapitation but the stone made him unconscious.

Thanks for reading. May the Chief Host of Heaven decapitate any 'stronghead' risen against you. Happy Sunday!

switched gigantism for acromegaly.


if u want to impress anyone with medical terms spell them well too. Anopia is not d same as anopsia.

Silkmoth33: switched gigantism for acromegaly.


if u want to impress anyone with medical terms spell them well too. Anopia is not d same as anopsia.

An anopsia or anopia is a defect in the visual field. If the defect is only partial, then the portion of the field with the defect can be used to isolate the underlying cause.
source: [url][/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anopsia]

Acromegaly (/ˌækrɵˈmɛɡəli/; from Ancient Greek άκρος akros "extreme" or "extremities" and μεγάλος megalos "large" is a syndrome that results when the anterior pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (GH) after epiphyseal plate closure at puberty. A number of disorders may increase the pituitary's GH output, although most commonly it involves a tumor called pituitary adenoma, derived from a distinct type of cell (somatotrophs).

Acromegaly most commonly affects adults in middle age,[1] and can result in severe disfigurement, complicating conditions, and premature death if unchecked. Because of its pathogenesis and slow progression, the disease is hard to diagnose in the early stages and is frequently missed for years until changes in external features, especially of the face, become noticeable.

Acromegaly is often associated with gigantism.

source: [url][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acromegaly]

drmarkgeorge: Please note: The following piece was never meant to demystify the mysterious wonders of my wonderful God. Let’s pick our neurological spectacles and theological walking sticks as we become utterly inundated with the light of understanding.

Reference: 1 Samuel 17

Goliath’s height was six cubits and a span (approximately 2.5–3 m). The only condition which could have caused such tallness is acromegaly which arises possibly because of the tumour of the anterior pituitary gland. Goliath was not nippy at all possibly because of his arthropathy and myopathy which are signs of acromegaly.
Goliath sustained an appurtenant visual defect caused by the pituitary tumour which allowed David to sneak up unnoticed. This is corroborated in (I Samuel 17: 43): “The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?””, whereas it is more likely that David held only one stick; and in (I Samuel 17:41): “and the man that bare the shield went before him.” This man who went before this leviathan was most likely his searchlight to noticing the enemy’s presence.

The pituitary macroadenoma caused bitemporal hemianopsia as a result of optic chiasma compression in the suprasellar region. Goliath’s brother and some of his sons had similar physical appearance so it was genetic. (2 Samuel 21)

1 Samuel 17:49, “And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead that the stone sunk into his forehead.” According to contemporary ballistic analysis, such a high-velocity head injury could have killed even a healthy person from a distance of 30–40 m. It can be inferred that Goliath had enlarged frontal sinuses with a thinner frontal bone as a consequence of acromegaly, which could have made the stone penetrate deeply without ricocheting like a ‘strong’ shot played against a football net. The pituitary tumour could have rested long on the Circle of Willis thereby enfeebling the vessels, which could have been the source of bleeding. There could have been an acute occlusion of the Foramen of Monro due to bleeding, which could have led to acute decerebration. Intracranial pressure would have been increased beyond compensation (Monro-Kelly’s hypothesis) causing a transtentorial herniation leading to unconsciousness. He died after the decapitation but the stone made him unconscious.

Thanks for reading. May the Chief Host of Heaven decapitate any 'stronghead' risen against you. Happy Sunday!

Killing Goliath was not as important as killing the fear of confronting Goliath. David killed more giant after Goliath.

drmarkgeorge:

An anopsia or anopia is a defect in the visual field. If the defect is only partial, then the portion of the field with the defect can be used to isolate the underlying cause.
source: [url][/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anopsia]

Acromegaly (/ˌækrɵˈmɛɡəli/; from Ancient Greek άκρος akros "extreme" or "extremities" and μεγάλος megalos "large" is a syndrome that results when the anterior pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (GH) after epiphyseal plate closure at puberty. A number of disorders may increase the pituitary's GH output, although most commonly it involves a tumor called pituitary adenoma, derived from a distinct type of cell (somatotrophs).

Acromegaly most commonly affects adults in middle age,[1] and can result in severe disfigurement, complicating conditions, and premature death if unchecked. Because of its pathogenesis and slow progression, the disease is hard to diagnose in the early stages and is frequently missed for years until changes in external features, especially of the face, become noticeable.

Acromegaly is often associated with gigantism.

source: [url][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acromegaly]

who be Dis one now. U just want to stress me up with ur stupid way of thought.

Smh!
Take it or leave it
Goliath had gigantism and not acromegaly. Hence his improbable height.

Since u have the time to check wiki. Why not delve thru d part for gigantism.


The fact that u prefer to use anopsia over anopia shows what little of the ophthalmologic field u know.

Go to the royal college of surgeons in Edinburgh, Scotland and get educated.
For now I can't be phased to teach u d difference BTW a synonym and what is completely d opposite antonym. Simple English language.