| Ludwig Edinger (1855-1918): Founder of Modern Neuroanatomy. | |
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PMID: 21800368 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Ludwig Edinger, a German neurologist is considered as one of the founders of modern neuroanatomy. He was conferred the degree of Doctor of Medicine at the University of Strassburg. His observation of small living organisms under a microscope at an early age led him to study medicine. Edinger had many discoveries to his credit. He was the first to describe the ventral and dorsal spinocerebellar tracts, to distinguish between paleo-encephalon and neo-encephalon, and between paleo-cerebellum and neo-cerebellum. He coined the terms "gnosis" and "praxis," which were later adopted in psychological descriptions of agnosia and apraxia. He identified the Edinger-Westphal nucleus in 1885 and was the first to describe the syndrome of thalamic pain. Edinger worked with renowned clinicians and published a large number of papers. He founded the Neurological Institute at the Goethe University in Frankfurt, which is the oldest neurological Institute in Germany. Edinger was a rare combination of a profound scientist, a brilliant teacher, a fine artist, and a noted hypnotist. While at the height of his career, he underwent a surgery and died a few hours later. It was his last will that his brain should be dissected in his own institute. It showed extraordinarily well-developed occipital lobes as well as other unusual features. Clin. Anat., 2011. © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
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Ivan James Prithishkumar |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-7-28 |
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Title: Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) Volume: - ISSN: 1098-2353 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-7-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8809128 Medline TA: Clin Anat Country: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
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Department of Anatomy, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. drivanjames@gmail.com. |
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