Bornholm disease
Acute, transient viral myositis involving intercostal and abdominal muscles associated with Coxsackievirus B. Eponym: Ejner Sylvest (1930)
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Name that murmur
Eponymythology: heart murmur eponyms and named cardiac murmurs. Related eponyms, the person behind their origin, their relevance today, and modern terminology.
Signe Brunnstrom
Signe Brunnstrom (1898–1988), Swedish-American physical therapist who shaped clinical kinesiology, amputee rehabilitation, and stroke recovery staging.
Brunnstrom approach
Brunnstrom approach to movement therapy The term is also used loosely for the Brunnstrom recovery stages, the Brunnstrom hand stages, and therapy techniques that use reflexes, associated reactions, sensory stimulation, and mass movement patterns to facilitate voluntary movement. In modern…
Thomas E. Twitchell
Thomas Evans Twitchell (1923-2017) defined sequential motor recovery after hemiplegia, shaping Brunnstrom staging and Fugl-Meyer assessment.
Defining Flow
Defining Flow: A Journey Through History and Science. The idea has been simmering for centuries, crossing disciplines, philosophies, and eras.
Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (surgical)
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Surgical Cricothyroidotomy - inability to oxygenate and ventilate with (BVM, LMA, ETT) and age >10years
William Dabney
William Cec. Dabney (1849–1894) described epidemic chest pain (“Devil’s Grip”) and championed medical education, licensure, and public health in Virginia
What is Peak Performance?
Peak Performance and how to be your best when it matters most. How to be your ultimate self and healthcare professional without burning out and sacrificing what you enjoy.
Historical Journal Archive database
Searchable database for medical journal abbreviations, both modern and historical, aiding researchers in accessing articles to facilitate easier navigation of medical literature through improved referencing.
LITFL Update 065
Update 065. Sending you FOAMed content from around the globe. Latest trends and best articles so that you stay top of your field.
Adie syndrome
Holmes–Adie syndrome: a benign neurological condition marked by tonic pupils and areflexia, historically mistaken for neurosyphilis.