Henry Woltman
Henry Woltman (1889–1964), Mayo Clinic neurologist, Kernohan-Woltman notch, stiff-man syndrome, and myxoedema reflex; leader in U.S. neurology
Category Neurology
Woltman sign
Woltman’s Sign is delayed reflex relaxation in hypothyroidism, often seen as a hung-up ankle jerk; a classic but non-specific clinical finding.
Tuning Fork Tests (Weber and Rinne)
The Weber and Rinne tuning fork tests differentiate conductive from sensorineural hearing loss using the principles of bone and air conduction.
Axel Fugl-Meyer
Biographical Timeline Medical Eponyms Fugl-Meyer Assessment of sensorimotor recovery after stroke The Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) is a clinician-administered, stroke-specific measure of impairment that evaluates motor function, sensation, balance, passive joint movement and joint pain. Its motor component is usually divided…
Signe Brunnstrom
Signe Brunnstrom (1898–1988), Swedish-American physical therapist who shaped clinical kinesiology, amputee rehabilitation, and stroke recovery staging.
Thomas E. Twitchell
Thomas Evans Twitchell (1923-2017) defined sequential motor recovery after hemiplegia, shaping Brunnstrom staging and Fugl-Meyer assessment.
Adie syndrome
Holmes–Adie syndrome: a benign neurological condition marked by tonic pupils and areflexia, historically mistaken for neurosyphilis.
Cornelia de Lange
Cornelia Catharina de Lange (1871-1950) was a Dutch pediatrician. Described Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) in 1933
Charles Chaddock
Charles Gilbert Chaddock (1861-1936) was an American neurologist, psychiatrist, poet and medical translator. Chaddock sign and Chaddock wrist sign
Neuroimaging Cases 009
Neurocysticercosis. Third edition in our Neuroimaging case study series with guest editors Drs. Michael Leonard and David Weinrib
Charles Foix
Charles Foix (1882–1927), French neurologist; defined brainstem vascular syndromes, Foix–Alajouanine syndrome, and helped shape modern cerebrovascular neurology.
Georges Guillain
Georges Charles Guillain (1876-1961) was a French neurologist. Multiple neurology-related eponyms including Guillain-Barré syndrome