William Gowers
Sir William Richard Gowers (1845 - 1915) was an English neurologist. Gowers sign (1879). Esteemed author of Manual of the Diseases of the Nervous System
Category LITFL
Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome
Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a rare congenital cutaneous vascular malformation syndrome. Three classic signs of localised cutaneous capillary malformations, venous abnormalities, and limb hypertrophy
Weber-Cockayne syndrome
Weber-Cockayne syndrome: a mild, localised form of epidermolysis bullosa simplex, causing recurrent blistering of the palms and soles due to KRT5 or KRT14 mutations.
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Peutz-Jeghers-syndrome: A Syndrome gastrointestinal polyposis characterized by specific melanin pigmentations of the skin and mucous membranes
Johannes Peutz
Johannes Peutz (1886–1957), Dutch internist, first described Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in 1921; pioneer of clinical diagnostics in The Hague.
Harold Jeghers
Harold Jeghers (1904–1990), US internist, co-described Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in 1949; pioneer educator and founder of the Jeghers Medical Index
William Rivers
William Halse Rivers Rivers (1864–1922): neurologist, anthropologist, WWI shell shock pioneer, dermatomes co-mapper, protopathic/epicritic sensation theorist
Hans Chiari
Hans Chiari (1851-1916) was an Austrian pathologist. Eponymously affiliated with the Chiari malformation; Type II Chiari malformation (Arnold–Chiari malformation) and Budd–Chiari syndrome
Procedure: Radial Arterial Line
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Radial Arterial Line, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Emergency medicine Australasia
Sturge-Weber syndrome
Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare, congenital neurocutaneous disorder characterised by capillary-venous malformations involving the skin, leptomeninges, and ocular structures.
Charles Ballance
Sir Charles Ballance (1856–1936), pioneer of neurosurgery and otology, first performed facial nerve crossover anastomosis in 1895—an enduring milestone.
Procedure: Radial Arterial Line
Emergency Procedure: Radial Arterial Line, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Emergency medicine Australasia