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Neurological eponyms derived from literature and visual art.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15942244     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Eponyms are common in medicine, and neurology is not an exception. Most neurological eponyms originate from the names of those who first described a disease or pathological condition, as well as from the names of characters from the literature and mythical or biblical heroes. The article describes en block both widespread and nowadays seldom used or even forgotten neurological eponyms derived from literature and visual art.
Authors:
Valmantas Budrys
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article     Date:  2005-05-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  European neurology     Volume:  53     ISSN:  0014-3022     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. Neurol.     Publication Date:  2005  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-08-10     Completed Date:  2005-09-23     Revised Date:  2008-05-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0150760     Medline TA:  Eur Neurol     Country:  Switzerland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  171-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Affiliation:
Clinics of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania. valma@takas.lt
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Art* / history
Eponyms*
History, 15th Century
History, 16th Century
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, Ancient
History, Medieval
Humans
Literature* / history
Nervous System Diseases* / history
Neurology* / history
Terminology as Topic
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Eur Neurol. 2008;59(6):336-7; author reply 337   [PMID:  18408381 ]

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