| President Wilson's brain trust: Woodrow Wilson, Francis X. Dercum, and American neurology. | |
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PMID: 19160114 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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On October 2, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke that paralyzed the left half of his body. Wilson's stroke forced the American public to confront stroke, and laypeople came to identify stroke as a nervous disorder, rather than a condition rooted solely in psychological phenomena. His medical care was overseen by Cary Grayson, his personal internist, and Francis X. Dercum, a remarkably accomplished neurologist from Philadelphia. Dercum was very involved in the treatment of the President, from the day of the stroke until years later. While the medical records have been destroyed, some basic facts of Wilson's treatment and rehabilitation can be inferred from the literature. Although Woodrow Wilson was an exceptional patient, his care, albeit administered by some of the most famous physicians of the era, was typical of the time. Therefore, this paper's approach to Wilson's 1919 stroke contextualizes the President's case into the larger scheme of early twentieth-century neurology. |
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Authors:
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Ryan D Jacobson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the history of the neurosciences Volume: 18 ISSN: 1744-5213 ISO Abbreviation: J Hist Neurosci Publication Date: 2009 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-22 Completed Date: 2009-08-14 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9441330 Medline TA: J Hist Neurosci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 59-75 Citation Subset: IM; Q |
Affiliation:
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University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. rjacob26@uic.edu |
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Famous Persons* Federal Government / history History, 20th Century Humans Male Neurology / history* Stroke / history* United States |
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Personal Name Subject:
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Cary Grayson; Francis X Dercum; Woodrow Wilson |
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