Category Neurology
Jean-Alexandre Barré (1880 – 1967) 340

Jean-Alexandre Barré

Jean-Alexandre Barré (1880-1967) was a French neurologist. Multiple neurological eponyms including with Guillain and Strohl with the acute paralytic neuropathy known as Guillain - Barré syndrome described in 1916.

Jean-Baptiste Octave Landry de Thézillat (1826 - 1865) 340

Jean-Baptiste Octave Landry

Jean-Baptiste Octave Landry de Thézillat (1826 - 1865) was a French physician. Landry ascending paralysis (1859) as early description of Guillain–Barré syndrome (1916)

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Spinal cord infarction

Spinal cord infarction is necrosis of a portion of the spinal cord as a result of an interruption of the blood supply to the spine

Hermann Oppenheim (1858-1919) 340

Hermann Oppenheim

Hermann Oppenheim (1858-1919) was a German neurologist. Oppenheim sign/reflex (1902) and the archaic term Oppenheim disease (1900)

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Willis-Ekbom disease

Restless legs syndrome (RLS)/Willis-Ekbom disease (WED) is characterized by an urge to move the legs, usually associated with limb discomfort. The symptoms occur at rest, are relieved by movement, and are worst in the evening and at night.

Neurological Mind Boggler 340

Medically cleared?

A young woman is 'talking to voices' and is admitted to the psychiatric unit. Does she have a mental illness, or is something else going on?

Neurological Mind Boggler 340

Bullet in the Head

A gun shot wound to the head provides the basis for a question-and-answer based discussion on penetrating traumatic brain injury and multi-modal monitoring.